# Accident 20240710016129A: Jones Gay E LONG-EZ, Thomasville, GA, July 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2024, 16:35 local time
- Place: Thomasville, GA
- Airport: Thomasville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8091° N, 83.9227° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8091&lon=-83.9227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4JZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4JZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jones Gay E LONG-EZ (registry code 05609QP, https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-gay-e-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JONES GAY E LONG-EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240710016129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED SEVERE VIBRATION AND ENGINE FAILURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PLIOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE. THE OUTER PORTION OF ONE OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER BLADES COULD NOT BE FOUND.

## 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 ERA24LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA303), Jul 10, 2024: Jones LONG-EZ (N4JZ), Thomasville, GA, substantial damage

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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