Floback Lancair 4 accident near Kissimmee, FL
On July 11, 2001, a Floback Lancair 4 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kissimmee, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 11, 2001
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL
- Aircraft
- Floback Lancair 4 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.290°N, 81.437°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010716X01435
Official records · MIA01LA181
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On July 11, 2001, about 1630 eastern daylight time, a Floback Lancair 4 homebuilt airplane, N720BF, registered to Missionair Inc., operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, impacted with the ground and was consumed by fire shortly after takeoff from the Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The airline transport rated-pilot was fatally injured. The flight was originating when the accident occurred. The director of maintenance (DM) for the owner of the airplane witnessed the accident and stated that before the flight the pilot hd intended to take a "routine flight around the pattern." When the pilot tried to start the airplane the pilot felt that the battery was too low, so he charged it for "a couple of hours." After charging the battery the pilot started the airplane "a couple of times and performed ground run-ups," After shutting the engine down, he re-installed the top engine cowling. He again re-started the engine and "performed ground run-ups." The DM then watched the airplane take off from runway 24, to "remain in the pattern." The DM described the takeoff as "normal." He stated that "gear up [was] during climb-out." He saw the airplane turn cross wind, continue to climb and turn down wind. The airplane then "...appeared to slow rapidly at around 300 to 400 feet approximately...aircraft made a couple of abrupt moves from side to side then turned away from the airport...nosed over and impacted the ground." According to the FAA, the airplane had traveled about 3
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and subsequent impact with the terrain.
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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.
