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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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