Twitchell LONG-EZE N3149K
3 July 1983 · Oceano, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 July 1983 at about 18:20 local time, a Twitchell LONG-EZE registered N3149K was involved in an accident near Oceano, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oceano, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.0405, -120.6204
- Aircraft
- Twitchell LONG-EZE
- Registration
- N3149K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oceano → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83FVM09
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN A 3-4 TURN SPIN UNTIL IMPACT. A CONTROL STICK WAS MOUNTED ON THE RIGHT ARMREST IN THE REAR COCKPIT. A COMPLETE SET OF CONTROLS; STICK, RUDDER & THROTTLE, WAS INSTALLED IN THE FRONT COCKPIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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