Mumm LANCAIR accident near Morris, MN
On December 23, 1995, a Mumm LANCAIR (airplane) was involved in an accident near Morris, MN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 23, 1995
- Place
- Morris, MN
- Aircraft
- Mumm LANCAIR · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.580°N, 95.899°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04967
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 23, 1995, at 1234 central standard time (cst), a Lancair, N2114Z, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain near Morris, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A flight plan was not on file. Both the instructor pilot and the dual student pilot/owner-builder on board sustained fatal injuries. The local flight departed Morris, Minnesota, at 1210 cst. A friend of the pilot/owner-builder, reported that the pilot told him the day prior to the accident, that he was going to test the airplane to see how it would handle in stalls and stall recoveries. The pilot never told him when he was going to do this, but that it was going to be in the near future. Approximately 1200 cst, a certified flight instructor at Morris Municipal Airport, also a friend of the pilot/owner-builder, observed the airplane, with the pilot/owner-builder in the right seat and instructor pilot in the left seat, beginning to taxi for takeoff. Several other witnesses at the airport observed the airplane taxi and takeoff uneventfully. Approximately 1220 cst, a witness observed the airplane "performing a steep climb and then slowly turning left and coming back down. The airplane then straightened out and repeated the maneuver." The witness was at a convenience store on the north side of Morris, Minnesota, when he saw the airplane. The airplane wreckage was discovered six miles north of Morris, Minnesota, by a local resident who reported it to the Stevens County
Probable cause
the partially blocked elevator and improper installation of the elevator bob weight by the owner/builder which prevented full travel of the elevator control system. Factors relating to this accident were the intentional stall and inability to adequately recover from the stall.
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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.
