William Sargent LANCAIR 235 accident near Newport, TN
On April 17, 1998, a William Sargent LANCAIR 235 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newport, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 17, 1998
- Place
- Newport, TN
- Aircraft
- William Sargent LANCAIR 235 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.959°N, 83.189°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09799
NTSB summary
History of Flight On April 17, 1998, at 1600 eastern daylight time, a William E. Sargent Lancair 235, N813Y, collided with a mountain ridge at the 3100 foot level of "Buzzard Roost" near Newport, Tennessee. The personal flight, operated by the pilot, under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. According to weather data recovered from the nearest weather reporting facility, visual weather conditions prevailed at the approximate time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. According to a witness at the St. Clair International Airport in Port Huron, Michigan, the flight departed the airport at 0832. The circumstances of the flight and of the accident are not known. On the afternoon of April 18, 1998, the Rescue Coordination Center received an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) signal from the vicinity of Newport, Tennessee. A search conducted by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and local authorities located the aircraft wreckage on the morning of April 19, 1998. According to local authorities, at the approximate time of the ELT signal, there were low clouds and the tops of the mountains were obscured in the immediate vicinity of the accident site. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with a single engine land airplane rating. The pilot completed a third class medical examination on October 23, 1997. The pilot completed a biennial flight review, in the Lancair 235 airplane, approximately six months before the accident. A r
Probable cause
The pilot's attempt to operate in instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain clearance with the surrounding terrain. Contributing factors were clouds and the mountainous/hilly terrain.
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