- Date
- June 14, 1986, 18:29 local (23:29 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar Hill, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N23RYRutan LONG-EZ
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860614024219A
- Case key
- 21930
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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
Shortly after takeoff and leveling off at 3000 ft MSL, the plt switched fuel tanks. Aprx 20 minutes into the flt a total loss of engine power was experienced. The plt attempted to land in a field; however, the acft contacted power lines during the descent. Control of the acft was lost and the acft contacted the terrain in a nose low attitude, coming to rest inverted. The engine was tested and operated normally after the accident. The only discrepancy noted was the finger tight fuel line fittings at the fuel selector valve. However, it was not determined if the fittings were loose prior to the accident. During the test the fuel selector valve was bypassed due to broken fuel lines. Therefore, it was not determined whether or not the loose fittings would have resulted in the loss of power experienced.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23RY
- Reported as
- Rutan LONG-EZ
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1623
- Airframe hours
- 170
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert B. Yarmey
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 1, 1986 · 170 hours before
- Departed
- CNW · Waco, TX
- Destination
- ADS · Addison, TX
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
- 34
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 9,800 total · 170 in this make and model · 9,250 as pilot in command · 280 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.