Lancair 360 accident near St. Marys, GA
On July 31, 2001, a Lancair 360 (airplane) was involved in an accident near St. Marys, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 31, 2001
- Place
- St. Marys, GA
- Aircraft
- Lancair 360 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.728°N, 81.288°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010813X01676
Official records · MIA01LA202
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Reports from Federal Agencies: FAA Briefer and Controller Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- FAA Transcript of Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 31, 2001, about 0922 eastern daylight time, a Lancair 360 experimental amateurbuilt airplane, N41EH, registered to and operated by a private individual, as Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near St. Mary’s, Georgia. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The dual student received fatal injuries, and the commercial-rated flight instructor is missing and presumed fatal. The airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from Savannah, Georgia, the same day, about 0847. According to the transcript of communications obtained from the FAA, at 0748:37, the pilot of N41EH telephoned FAA Macon Flight Service Station, requesting a weather briefing. During this initial request the pilot stated that he was in Savannah, Georgia, and wanted to go to Brookesville, Florida. As the briefing proceeded, the pilot was informed of the developing line of thunderstorms which was south of Brunswick "that goes from inland to offshore", and at 0754:18, was advised to go inland and not offshore, because he may get stuck there. After the initial briefing, the pilot again called FAA Macon Flight Service for an update, and at 0820:33 stated "we were thinking maybe we could make it to Saint Augustine." In response, at 0820:40, the briefer stated that just south of Saint Simons Island, there was a line of level three to level five thunderstorms developing, and further stated at 0820:46, that the pilot would be able to get around the west side of it and possib
Probable cause
The flight instructor/pilot in command's continued flight into known adverse weather, which resulted in a loss of control, and uncontrolled descent, and the airplane crashing into the Atlantic Ocean.
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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.
