Howe/Wilmer Lancair 360 accident near Montgomery, NY
On June 2, 2006, a Howe/Wilmer Lancair 360 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Montgomery, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 2, 2006
- Place
- Montgomery, NY
- Aircraft
- Howe/Wilmer Lancair 360 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.453°N, 74.273°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060607X00695
Official records · NYC06LA136
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FAA FSS Contact Summary and Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
On June 2, 2006, about 1100 eastern daylight time, an amateur built Lancair 360, N360WH, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain, while on approach to the Orange County Airport (MGJ), Montgomery, New York. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight that departed the Greenwood Lake Airport (4N1), West Milford, New Jersey. The personal flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airplane was constructed of fiberglass and built from a kit in 1998. It was issued a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on February 29, 2000. According to a bill of sale, the pilot purchased the airplane on July 26, 2004. According to information obtained from the FAA, the airplane was about 15 miles west-southwest of MGJ, when it was cleared for the instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 3. Approximately 5 minutes later, the airplane's radar target disappeared, and air traffic control was unable to contact the pilot. There were no distress calls made by the pilot, and the airplane's radar track was observed to deviate to the right, prior to the last radar return, which was recorded at 1059:54, at an altitude of 1,000 feet mean sea level (msl). The airplane impacted terrain in a wooded area about 4 miles south-southwest of the airport. The airplane was highly fragmented, and displayed no evidence of fire damage. According to an FAA inspector, the wreck
Probable cause
A loss of control during approach for undetermined reasons.
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