# Accident 20020803017209A: Amtr LONGEZ, Marthasvineyard, MA, August 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2002, 14:15 local time
- Place: Marthasvineyard, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2309° N, 71.5303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2309&lon=-71.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3R-2003-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crawford Timothy L WIDEBODY LONG EZ (registry code 056909U, https://openairdocs.org/model/crawford-timothy-l-widebody-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02TA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02TA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020803017209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) TIMOTHY CRAWFORD DEPARTED HYANNIS AIRPORT (HYA) AT 1154 EDT AUGUST 3, 2002. HE ACTIVATED HIS VFR FLIGHT PLAN AT 1204 EDT. THE WRECKAGE OF HIS AIRCRAFT (WIDEBODY LONG EZ N3R) WAS DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD MA. AT 1500 EDT BY AN AIRCRAFT FLYING IN THE AREA. MR. CRAWFORD'S BODY WAS RECOVERED BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 EDT ON AUGUST 3, 2002. THE RESULTS OF THE AUTOPSY INDICATED THAT MR. CRAWFORD DIED FROM A STROKE PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE WATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD02TA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02TA081), Aug 3, 2002: Crawford Widebody Long EZ (N3R), Martha's Vineyard, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation from a massive subarachnoid hemorrhage (stroke.)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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