# Pierce James D RUTAN LONG-EZ

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05609VN
- Manufacturer (registry): PIERCE JAMES D
- Model: RUTAN LONG-EZ
- 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/pierce-james-d-rutan-long-ez

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)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N504WB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N504WB): [Lee William Perry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEE%20WILLIAM%20PERRY), [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville), S/N 327

## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## 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.

- [Incident 20150119000139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150119000139I), Jan 19, 2015: Pierce James D RUTAN LONG-EZ (N504WB), Olvie Branch, MS, Minor damage. During landing pilot stated he had a green light for the nose gear and the main gear handle was in the down position and locked down. At touch down the nose…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Tomisin Thomas J RUTAN LONG EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/tomisin-thomas-j-rutan-long-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602X8
- [Hartman R L/Hayes E B RUTAN LONG-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/hartman-r-l-hayes-e-b-rutan-long-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603QK
- [Holmes Gary Don RUTAN LONG-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-gary-don-rutan-long-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603TV
- [Hutchinson Robert K RUTAN LONG EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/hutchinson-robert-k-rutan-long-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056052P
- [Larson Lester P RUTAN LONG-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-lester-p-rutan-long-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056097T
- [Messinger Norman G RUTAN LONG-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/messinger-norman-g-rutan-long-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056098W
- [Siegel Paul F RUTAN LONG EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/siegel-paul-f-rutan-long-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609LM
- [Clunis Kenneth RUTAN LONG-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/clunis-kenneth-rutan-long-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609TR
- [Hightower James H RUTAN LONG E Z](https://openairdocs.org/model/hightower-james-h-rutan-long-e-z): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609WH
- [Ayton Ian F RUTAN LONG-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayton-ian-f-rutan-long-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609ZF
- [Stewart Shannon D RUTAN LONG EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-shannon-d-rutan-long-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056213Z
- [Deboer D Dwight RUTAN LONG EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/deboer-d-dwight-rutan-long-ez): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622AC

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.