Accident: LONG EZ
Oct 7, 2017 · Tucson, AZ
NTSB numberWPR18LA003Event id20171007X71220
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 3
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the controller's failure to provide adequate traffic information, issue necessary traffic advisories, and establish a safe traffic sequence for airplanes under his control in the Class D airspace.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved (2)
- Aircraft
- LONG EZ
- Registration
- N966EZ
- Year built
- 1986
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern downwind Midair collision
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 28-180
- Registration
- N15664
- Year built
- 1972
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern base Midair collision
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Tucson International Airport (TUS)12 nm (22 km) east
- Davis Monthan Air Force Base (DMA)15 nm (28 km) east
- Marana Regional Airport (AVW)16 nm (30 km) north
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