Cornelius LONG-EZ N111PC

Summary

On 29 May 1995 at about 20:45 local time, a Cornelius LONG-EZ registered N111PC was involved in an accident near Clines Corner, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 May 1995 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Clines Corner, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

35.0197, -105.7807

Aircraft

Cornelius LONG-EZ

Registration

N111PC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albuquerque → Tucumcari

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW95LA224

2 people died.

THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AT AN ALTITUDE WHICH WAS INADEQUATE TO CLEAR SURROUNDING TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE LOW CEILING AND FOG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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WHILE ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO REACH ITS DESTINATION. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND 4 DAYS LATER. THE PILOT HAD MADE A POSITION REPORT WHICH PLACED THE FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AT 7,500 FEET MSL. A GROUND WITNESS ON A ROAD AT 7,000 FEET MSL, OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT PASS AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL AND A MILE FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PASSING IN AND OUT OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS AT 7,500 FEET MSL. DURING HIS WEATHER BRIEF FROM FLIGHT SERVICE, THE PILOT HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND FOG ALONG HIS INTENDED ROUTE. IMPACT WAS INTO RISING TERRAIN AND TREES AND ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT GENERALLY DISINTEGRATED ON IMPACT, THE WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED IN THE IMPACT AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.