ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39457
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| Date: | Friday 18 June 1993 |
| Time: | 21:52 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan Long-EZ |
| Owner/operator: | Raymond, Robert W. |
| Registration: | N16LZ |
| MSN: | 1516 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 48 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Groveland, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE APPEARED NORMAL IN THE PATTERN, BUT WAS VERY LOW ON FINAL. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 1/2 MI FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY 27. ALL OF THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY HEARD NORMAL ENGINE SOUNDS THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE SUN'S BEARING WAS 284 DEG MAGNETIC AND WAS POSITIONED 2.1 DEG ABOVE THE HORIZON.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH DURING FINAL APPROACH. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS SUN GLARE IN THE PILOT'S LINE OF VISION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA259
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 13:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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