# NTSB Accident FTW97FA173
> **Gowan LONG-EZ** · 1997-05-03 · ROANOKE, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97FA173
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07897
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-03
- **Location:** ROANOKE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.000194, -97.229583
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Gowan
- **Model:** LONG-EZ
- **Registration:** N86RG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate.  A factor was the gascolator's filter screen becoming contaminated with fiber glass residue due to the pilot/mechanic's inadequate maintenance.

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