Ronald C Render LONG EZ N325OK
9 August 1985 · Lee Vining, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1985 at about 00:47 local time, a Ronald C Render LONG EZ registered N325OK, operated by Ronald C. Render, was involved in an accident near Lee Vining, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lee Vining, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lee Vining (024)
- Coordinates
- 37.9901, -119.1108
- Aircraft
- Ronald C Render LONG EZ
- Registration
- N325OK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ronald C. Render
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mammoth Lakes → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LXQ02
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING ARRIVAL, THE ACFT WAS ALIGNED SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE WHILE LANDING WITH A LEFT X-WIND COMPONENT. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT LANDED ON THE DIRT APRON, ROLLED TO THE RIGHT & HE COULD NOT LIFT THE DOWNWIND WING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND, THE ACFT SPUN AROUND 180 DEG, THEN IT FLIPPED OVER. THE PLT BELIEVED WIND SHEAR WAS A PROBABLE FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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