# Accident 20251119019819A: Toomey Michael S LONG EZ, Beaufort County, SC, November 19, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2025, 14:30 local time
- Place: Beaufort County, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5279° N, 80.5534° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5279&lon=-80.5534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Toomey Michael S LONG EZ (registry code 056023E, https://openairdocs.org/model/toomey-michael-s-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOOMEY MICHAEL S LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,350 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251119019819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER / MARSH NEAR BEAUFORT, SC.

DEPARTED KCPK AT 1:45PM EST. DEPARTED FOR AN INTENDED LANDING AT KZPH. ABOUT 2.5 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:20PM, AND 1500 FT.~ AGL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH. I WAS FORCED INTO A CONTROLLED DESCENT. I BEGAN EMERGENCY AND INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES. AFTER SWITCHING THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR , APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT, ENRICHING AND LEANING THE FUEL MIXTURE, SWITCHING THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP ON AND OFF, AND ADVANCING/RETARDING THE THROTTLE, THE ENGINE ONLY RAN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN ALL SETTINGS. I PRESSED THE NRST BUTTON ON MY HANDHELD GPS AND HEADED TOWARDS BEAUFORT. I HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE A MAYDAY CALL WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE, BEFORE THE ENGINE QUITE COMPLETELY. I ESTIMATE THE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AT 500 FT. AGL. I GLIDED OVER THE EVERGLADE LIKE SWAMPS BEFORE CRASHING INTO A SMALL TRIBUTARY STREAM.

## 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 ERA26LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA052), Nov 19, 2025: Toomey Long EZ (N82MT), Beaufort, SC, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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