Lopez Lancair 360 accident near Atlanta, GA
On October 13, 1995, a Lopez Lancair 360 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Atlanta, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 13, 1995
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Aircraft
- Lopez Lancair 360 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.780°N, 84.381°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04633
Official records · ATL96LA004
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between the Pilot of N102JR and Anderson AFS Station: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 13, 1995, at 1605 eastern daylight time, a Lopez Lancair 360, N102JL was destroyed following an in-flight breakup near Atlanta, Georgia. The non-instrument rated private pilot was fatally injured in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 by the pilot. Instrument meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed for the flight. The flight departed Runway 20 at the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport at 1554, and was destined for Boca Raton, Florida. The non-instrument rated private pilot filed and received an instrument rules flight plan from Atlanta, Georgia to Boca Raton, Florida. Transcripts of radio communications between the pilot and Air Traffic Control (ATC) personnel show that, shortly after takeoff, the pilot reported having problems with one of the aircraft gyro's. The pilot later reported that the gyro problem had corrected itself, but the radio transcript shows that the pilot continued to have difficulty in maintaining heading and altitude assignments. The aircraft was last observed on radar at an altitude of 4,400 feet above mean sea level, and then disappeared off the radar screen. Witnesses, in the accident area, stated they heard a loud bang, and that the aircraft appeared to break-up just prior to impacting the terrain. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine, multiengine, and helicopter ratings. The Federal Aviation Administration has no record that the pilot had ever held
Probable cause
the noninstrument-rated pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to a loss of control.
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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.
