Durr Lancair Legacy accident near Oakland, TN

On April 23, 2004, a Durr Lancair Legacy (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oakland, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

April 23, 2004

Place

Oakland, TN

Aircraft

Durr Lancair Legacy · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

35.288°N, 89.556°W

NTSB ID

20040429X00529

Official records · ATL04LA097

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• ATC 3 - FAA Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 - Greenwood AFSS Pilot Briefing Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 - Factual Report of Group Chairman: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 23, 2004, at 0959 central daylight time, a Durr, Lancair Legacy, N511WD, registered to C and D Aircraft Sales, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with the ground while maneuvering in an area of thunderstorm activity, and while in radio contact with Memphis Air Traffic Control Tower, Departure Radar East (ATCT). Radio and radar contact was lost at 10:00. Attempts to reestablish contact with the pilot was unsuccessful. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and located in the vicinity of Oakland, Tennessee, at 1230. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Diamondhead, Mississippi, on April 23, 2004, at 0840. The pilot contacted the Greenwood Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) to request an abbreviated weather briefing for an instrument flight rules flight from Diamondhead, Mississippi to Alton/St. Louis, Illinois. The pilot advised the briefer that he had been watching the weather channel. The briefer replied, "well you've been watching and you still want to go?" The pilot responded, "Baby needs a wash job." The briefer described a large area of convective activity along the pilot's route, and also reported that there were convective SIGMETs in effect. After the briefer completed the summary of weather conditions, the pilot stated that he would, "…just uh go up and take a look at it and see what it looks like out of the windshield." The pilot contacted Memphis Approach Control at 09:50 level at 6,000 feet. T

Probable cause

The pilot loss control of the airplane when he continued flight into known thunderstorm and convective activity. A factor is insufficient information provided by ATC personnel.

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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.