← NTSB aviation accidents

Aviation accident ERA17LA054

NONE · LOOFBOURROW JOHN W RUTAN DEFIANT · 2016-11-16 · Morristown, NJ, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA17LA054
Event ID
20161123X43330
Type
Accident
Date
2016-11-16
Location
Morristown, NJ, USA
Coordinates
40.799446, -74.415

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
LOOFBOURROW JOHN W
Model
RUTAN DEFIANT
Registration
N770JL
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

A collapse of the nose landing gear due to wear in the landing gear extension system.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown