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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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