Sullivan Lancair IV accident near Great Harbor, BF
On October 13, 2007, a Sullivan Lancair IV (airplane) was involved in an accident near Great Harbor, BF. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 13, 2007
- Place
- Great Harbor, BF
- Aircraft
- Sullivan Lancair IV · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 25.555°N, 77.972°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080324X00375
NTSB summary
On October 13, 2007, at 1036 eastern daylight time, an amateur-built Lancair IV, N95HS, was destroyed when it encountered turbulence over Bahamian waters near Great Harbor Cay, Berry Islands. The certificated commercial pilot was presumed to be fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight, from Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN), Nassau, Bahamas, to Palm Beach International Airport (KPBI), West Palm Beach, Florida. The airplane was operating under Bahamian flight rules. An air traffic control transcript, and radio transmissions recorded between the pilot and Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center, revealed that, about 1023, the pilot first contacted the controller, "climbing through...ten thousand four hundred for twelve thousand." The controller then cleared the airplane to flight level 200, which the pilot acknowledged. At 1032, the controller advised the pilot that there were intermittent areas of precipitation, "from moderate to extreme along your route of flight, deviations for the weather approved, when able cleared direct isaac [intersection]." The pilot responded, "i'm not showing any of that on my nexrad, i'm not sure where that area is, and ah, can you give me a better idea?" The controller then stated, "no sir, i really cannot, we don't have reliable reporting weather and our nexrad is inoperative today, and i'm just reporting this because we had an aircraft at eight thousand along your route of flight run into some moderate to extreme turbulence and heavy rain." The
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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.
