Murphy LONG-EZE N21VE

Summary

On 14 September 1986 at about 14:51 local time, a Murphy LONG-EZE registered N21VE was involved in an accident near Princeton, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 September 1986 at 14:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Princeton, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Princeton (C41)

Coordinates

41.3692, -89.4605

Aircraft

Murphy LONG-EZE

Registration

N21VE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Muskegon → Princeton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI86FEE07

1 person had minor injuries.

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 PILOT STATED THAT HE HELD THE AIRCRAFT IN A CRABBED ATTITUDE THROUGHOUT THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF LANDING TO COMPENSATE FOR A CROSSWIND CONDITION. ON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 330 FEET AND CAME TO A STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.