Bachman Lancair IV-P accident near Supai, AZ
On May 16, 2004, a Bachman Lancair IV-P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Supai, AZ. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 16, 2004
- Place
- Supai, AZ
- Aircraft
- Bachman Lancair IV-P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.185°N, 113.044°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040602X00714
Official records · LAX04LA213
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcripts of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Radar Data: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 15, 2004, at 1704 mountain standard time, an experimental amateur-built Bachman Lancair IV-P, N299SD, impacted terrain in the Grand Canyon near Supai, Arizona. A private individual built the airplane, and it was registered to and operated by the pilot. The private pilot and three passengers sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The local flight departed the North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), North Las Vegas, Nevada, at 1607. According to relatives of the victims, the pilot and his family were in Las Vegas because the pilot's son was getting married on the 16th. The pilot's plan was to take his son, his son's fiancé, and the fiancé's best friend for a tour flight over the Grand Canyon the day before his son's wedding. Communication transcripts obtained from North Las Vegas Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) revealed that the pilot requested a visual flight rules (VFR) clearance to the Grand Canyon. The pilot was given a clearance and departed for the Grand Canyon at 1607. The United States Air Force 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron (RADES) radar data depicted a target tracking westbound over the Grand Canyon between 15,500 and 16,000 feet mean sea level (msl) mode C reported altitudes. At 1653, the radar data depicts the target beginning a climb to 16,500 feet and reversing course. The target then began moving eastbound over the canyon between 16,500 and 16,800 feet. At 1657:21, the pilot contacted the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center and
Probable cause
the loss of aircraft control while in cruise flight for undetermined reasons.
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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.
