Floyd LANCAIR 200 SE accident near Georgetown, CA
On September 3, 1995, a Floyd LANCAIR 200 SE (airplane) was involved in an accident near Georgetown, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 3, 1995
- Place
- Georgetown, CA
- Aircraft
- Floyd LANCAIR 200 SE · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.929°N, 120.770°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04512
Official records · LAX95FA322
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
History of Flight On September 3, 1995, at 0943 hours Pacific daylight time, an experimental R.A. Floyd Lancair 200 SE, N92RF, exited the departure end of runway 34, went down an embankment, and exploded at Georgetown Airport, Georgetown, California. The pilot was beginning a visual flight rules personal flight to Corona Airport, Corona, California. The airplane, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed by impact and the postimpact fire; several trees were also destroyed. The certificated private pilot and his wife sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. National Transportation Safety Board investigators interviewed the owner of Skyways Flying Service, a fixed-base operator at the airport. The owner said the pilot arrived at Georgetown Airport on September 1, 1995, in the late afternoon to attend a scheduled Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in. On September 3, 1995, the pilot personally fueled his airplane with 7 gallons of 100 octane, low lead gas, in each main wing fuel tank. He did not know if this fuel topped-off all of the fuel tanks. The owner, a certificated commercial pilot and aircraft mechanic, said that he was in front of his facility when the airplane departed runway 34. He said that the prevailing winds were from the south between 3 and 5 knots; the winds favored runway 16. During the takeoff ground run, the airplane was not accelerating properly and that the engine was not developing full power. The engine was not sputtering or backfiring, but was producing a power sound equivalent to a "fast taxi." When the air
Probable cause
a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. The tailwind was a factor.
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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.
