Long EZE N812EZ

Summary

On 3 July 1983 at about 22:30 local time, a Long EZE registered N812EZ was involved in an accident near Near Captiva, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 July 1983 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Near Captiva, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.5793, -82.2098

Aircraft

Long EZE

Registration

N812EZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Key West → St. Petersburg

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83FA175

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 100 FEET. IT APPEARED TO BE TRAVELLING IN EXCESS OF 80 KTS AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL. ANOTHER WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT STRIKE THE WATER IN A GRADUAL DESCENT. NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE OR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WAS FOUND IN THE RECOVERED WRECKAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.