- Manufacturer (registry)
- RETKOWSKI
- Model
- LONG-EZ
- Registry code
- 05620OH
- Registered
- 1 aircraft
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engines
- 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats
- 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification
- Not type certificated
Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.
No ADs matched this model
Registered aircraft · 1
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT n_number, serial_number, year_manufactured, status, registrant_name, registrant_city, registrant_state
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('05620OH')
ORDER BY n_number"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT n_number, serial_number, year_manufactured, status, registrant_name, registrant_city, registrant_state
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('05620OH')
ORDER BY n_numberRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.
FAA incident reports
No reports matched to aircraft of this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.
Service difficulty reports · 12
SDR 2017FA0000606Blade · failedPROPELLER WAS INSTALLED ON A HOMEBUILT ACFT. THE PROPELLER HAD BEEN INSTALLED NEW AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 104 HOURS IN SERVICE BEFORE FAILURE. THE PILOT STATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FOR THIRTY MINUTES, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE AIRCRAFT VIOLENTLY SHUDDERING. PILSDR 2010FA0000940Latch · weakDURING TAKEOFF ROTATION, THE CANOPY OPENED. A CANVAS CANOPY COVER WAS SUCKED OUT OF THE COCKPIT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT REPORTED SEVERE VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY A FIRE IN THE ENGINE AREA THAT DESTROYED THE ACFT. PILOT/BUILDER SUGGESTS THE SDR 2004FA0000891Sleeve · failedNICOPRESS SLEEVE (ZINC PLATED COPPER) WAS INSTALLED ON A .0625 INCH STAINLESS CABLE AND PULLED OUT UNDER FLIGHT LOADS. A TEST WAS MADE USING ANOTER SLEEVE AND THE CABLE ALSO PULLED OUT USING A PULL TEST. A TEST WAS PERFORMED USING THE SAME CABLE AND A NICOPRSDR 20010417AP003Canopy · failedCANOPY SHATTERED IN FLIGHT, DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AND HIT PROP, DESTROYING PROP. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. IT APPEARS THE LONG-EZ CANOPY FRAME LATCH PASSED THROUGH THE FRAME AND RESTED ON THE GLASS. THE GLASS SHATTERED.SDR 20010420CW008Latch · failedCANOPY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN FLIGHT. CANOPY LATCH FAILED.SDR 2001FA0000410Seal · blew outENGINE CRANKCASE BREATHER HOSE MAY HAVE ICED UP CAUSING CRANKCASE PRESSURE TO BUILDUP, BLOWING CRANKSHAFT SEAL OUT OF CRANKCASE. ALL ENGINE SEIZED UP AND QUIT. PILOT MADE AND EMERGENCY LANDING, NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.SDR 99ZZZX343Encoder · malfunctionedENCODING ERROR OVER 1,200 FEET. REPLACED.SDR 98ZZZX830Carburetor · floodsENGINE RAN ROUGH AND WANTED TO QUIT AT LOWER POWER SETTINGS. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION WITH THROTTLE OFF AND MIXTURE IDLE CUT-OFF, BOOST PUMP ON, FUEL POURED OUT OF CARBURETOR. CARBURETOR SENT BACK TO CONSOLIDATED. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED FLOAT PROBLEM.SDR 98ZZZX58Servo · corrodedDURING FLIGHT, ACFT ENGINE LOST POWER FOLLOWING A ONE 'G' POSITIVE MANEUVER. INVESTIGATION FOUND FUEL INJECTION SERVO WAS HANGING UP. SUSPECT CORROSION AND LACK OF LUBE.SDR 97ZZZX1010Blade · splitWHILE IN STABLE FLIGHT AT 7,500 FEET MSL IN SMOOTH AIR, PART OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER CAME APART. THE SEPARATION OCCURRED LENGTHWISE DOWN ONE BLADE OF THE TWO-BLADED PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF BIRDS PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION NOR WERE THERE ANY SIGNS OF ASDR 97031300148Blade · separationWHILE IN STABLE FLIGHT AT 7,500 FEET MSL IN SMOOTH AIR, PART OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER CAME APART. THE SEPARATION OCCURRED LENGTHWISE DOWN ONE BLADE OF THE TWO-BLADED PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF BIRDS PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION NOR WERE THERE ANY SIGNS OF ASDR 95ZZZX3314Cooler · rupturedOIL COOLER IS PART OF A CERTIFIED ENGINE INST ON A CE-172M. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE OIL COOLER RUPTURED IN THE AREA OF THE END TANK ON THE OUTPUT SIDE OF THE COOLER. THIS CAUSED A RAPID LOSS OF OIL AND ENGINE FAILURE. ON-AIRPORT LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER DA
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'LONGEZ' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"
Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'LONGEZ' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
The same model under other registry codes
Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.
Toomey Michael S LONG EZ2 registered aircraftFritz Kerry D LONG- EZ1 registered aircraftBarker M/Lee R LONG EZ1 registered aircraftAdams Calvin Rex LONG-EZ1 registered aircraftNelson Dan H LONG-EZ1 registered aircraftMulvey Tim C LONG EZ1 registered aircraftElliott Stetson F LONG-EZ1 registered aircraftCarra LONG-EZ1 registered aircraftFoster Robert B LONG EZ1 registered aircraftCorreia Joseph M LONG EZ (RUTAN)1 registered aircraftBrewer Roger L LONG EZ1 registered aircraftSmith Thomas R C LONG-EZ1 registered aircraft
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
WHERE m.match_key = 'LONGEZ' AND m.code NOT IN ('05620OH')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
WHERE m.match_key = 'LONGEZ' AND m.code NOT IN ('05620OH')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.