Holmes Gary Don RUTAN LONG-EZ N22GZ

Summary

On 25 September 2010 at about 22:30 local time, a Holmes Gary Don RUTAN LONG-EZ registered N22GZ, operated by Wray Curtis W, was involved in an accident near Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 September 2010 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

39.8003, -83.8372

Aircraft

Holmes Gary Don RUTAN LONG-EZ

Registration

N22GZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wray Curtis W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Springfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10LA566

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing basic flight maneuvers and experienced a total loss of engine power. The airplane began to descend and the pilot attempted to restart the engine; however, his attempts were unsuccessful. The pilot performed a forced landing in a field. During the landing, the airplane impacted rough terrain, flipped over and came to rest inverted. A postaccident examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed no evidence of preexisting mechanical anomalies. The engine ran satisfactorily after the accident. While the FAA's Carburetor Icing Chart revealed “Serious icing (glide power)” for the reported temperature and dew point conditions, the investigation could not conclusively determine that carburetor ice caused the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.