Corley LANCAIR accident near Ramona, CA
On September 24, 1994, a Corley LANCAIR (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ramona, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 24, 1994
- Place
- Ramona, CA
- Aircraft
- Corley LANCAIR · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.790°N, 116.959°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02298
Official records · LAX94LA375
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On September 24, 1994, at 1000 Pacific daylight time, a Corley Lancair, N6RC, operated by its builder/owner, collided with terrain about 500 feet south of runway 27 at the Ramona (uncontrolled) Airport, Ramona, California. The personal flight was originating at the time of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the planned flight to Sedona, Arizona. The homebuilt airplane was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Several persons witnessed the accident flight. In summary, none reported observing anything unusual during the start of the airplane's takeoff ground roll. The witnesses reported that the airplane appeared to lift-off at an airspeed slower than normal. One witness reported seeing the airplane "jump up prematurely" during the lift-off sequence, and then it settled back down without touching the runway. Another witness reported seeing the airplane's wings "bobbling slightly" when it was 20 to 25 feet in the air. Several witnesses reported seeing the airplane climbing slowly with a high or very high nose-up pitch attitude. A commercial pilot, who was a passenger in an airplane holding on runway 27 for takeoff, made the following statement regarding his observations of the accident flight: "I noticed the Lancair begin its climb and soon started to see more and more of the top of the aircraft, beginning to realize he appeared to slow, with too much nose-up pitch attitude. From my vantage point the increase in pitch attitude seemed smooth and it did not at that poin
Probable cause
the pilot's premature lift-off and failure to obtain the requisite minimum airspeed for flight, failure to maintain control of his airplane, and inadvertent stalling during initial climb. Factors which contributed to the accident related to the pilot's improper use of the elevator control and the overweight condition of the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
