- Date
- June 30, 1984, 14:49 local (19:49 UTC)
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N373JHHoward E. Lee Rutan Long EZ
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840630031569A
- Case key
- 12679
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt claimed a loss of power during takeoff. He turned and attempted a landing on the arpt. The rwy was overrun and the acft stopped in a wheat field. Post accident examination of the engine revealed no discrepancies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N373JH
- Reported as
- Howard E. Lee Rutan Long EZ (RUTAN LONG)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 373
- Airframe hours
- 210
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Howard E. Lee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1984 · 210 hours before
- Departed
- FCM · Flying Cloud, MN
- Destination
- AXN · Alexandria, MN
- Airport
- FCM · Flying Cloud
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 100 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FCM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.