Aviation Accident Summary LAX82FUQ17

CANYON COUNTRY, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

N7LZ

LONG-EZ RUTAN

Analysis

THE ENG QUIT AS THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED PERFORMING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS. THE ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A FUEL SYSTEM THAT WOULD SUSTAIN FUEL FLOW THROUGH NEGATIVE "G" MANEUVERS. THE ENG WOULD STOP WITH A 0.5 NEGATIVE G LOAD.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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