# Accident 20070323005019A: Amtr LONGEZ, Morganton, NC, March 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2007, 14:45 local time
- Place: Morganton, NC
- Airport: Morganton-Lenoir Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7408° N, 81.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7408&lon=-81.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17XZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17XZ-2008-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harrison Robert J LONGEZ (registry code 056155F, https://openairdocs.org/model/harrison-robert-j-longez) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 18 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070323005019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT THE MORGANTON-LENOIR AIRPORT. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND A LOSS OF ALTITUDE WAS OBSERVED. A SECOND, MORE SEVERE DROP OF THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED FROM SIGHT BELOW THE TREE LINE. WITNESSES NOTED THE APPLICATION OF POWER AND THEN HEARD AN IMPACT WITH TREES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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