# Forbes William E RUTAN LONG EZE

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05602QY
- Manufacturer (registry): FORBES WILLIAM E
- Model: RUTAN LONG EZE
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/forbes-william-e-rutan-long-eze

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N16WF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16WF): [Snadecki Eric A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNADECKI%20ERIC%20A), [Fort Bragg, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Fort%20Bragg), built 1996, S/N 049

## NTSB investigations (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 DEN05LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA123), Aug 7, 2005: Forbes Rutan Long EZE (N16WF), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total electrical failure due to a short in the master relay, causing the main fuse to open. Contributing factors included an inadequate electrical design by the airplane's builder, a low-output…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20050807016919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050807016919A), Aug 7, 2005: Amtr LONGEZE (N16WF), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 7, 2005, at 1110 MDT, a rutan long eze, N16WF, registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] incurred an electrical and engine failure while…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Uszuko Timothy C RUTAN LONG EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/uszuko-timothy-c-rutan-long-eze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602AO
- [Shell George R RUTAN LONG EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/shell-george-r-rutan-long-eze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605YG
- [Esteb E/Tolchin S RUTAN LONG EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/esteb-e-tolchin-s-rutan-long-eze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05690C7
- [Gardner Robert J RUTAN LONG EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-robert-j-rutan-long-eze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05690N8
- [Allison Charles L RUTAN LONG EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/allison-charles-l-rutan-long-eze): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05690P4
- [Morris Owen G RUTAN LONG EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/morris-owen-g-rutan-long-eze): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056901W
- [Lockwood Robin E RUTAN LONG EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockwood-robin-e-rutan-long-eze): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056902F
- [Hoskins Harrell A RUTAN LONG EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoskins-harrell-a-rutan-long-eze): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056904V
- [New Leo RUTAN LONG-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/new-leo-rutan-long-eze): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05690B6
- [Hadley Dale R RUTAN LONG EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/hadley-dale-r-rutan-long-eze): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05690C3

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