Jesse Knight LONG EZ N172JK
23 October 1991 · Milford, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 October 1991 at about 18:49 local time, a Jesse Knight LONG EZ registered N172JK, operated by Lawrence Rizzo, was involved in an accident near Milford, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Milford, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.3200, -74.7999
- Aircraft
- Jesse Knight LONG EZ
- Registration
- N172JK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lawrence Rizzo
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sussex → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC92DHA01
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
WITNESSES SAW THE AIRPLANE FLYING LOW OVER A RIVER. A WITNESS SAID THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO BE IN A TURN PRIOR TO IMPACTING A STATIC WIRE CROSSING THE RIVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, AIRFRAME AND FLIGHT CONTROLS AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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