Wooters Lancair ES accident near Albany, OR
On February 8, 2008, a Wooters Lancair ES (airplane) was involved in an accident near Albany, OR. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 8, 2008
- Place
- Albany, OR
- Aircraft
- Wooters Lancair ES · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.688°N, 123.011°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080212X00177
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 8, 2008, at 1018 Pacific standard time (PST), an experimental Wooters Lancair ES, N329BW, collided with terrain approximately 4 miles northeast of Albany Municipal Airport, Albany, Oregon. The private pilot in the right seat and the private pilot/owner in the left seat, as well as the passenger, were killed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was being operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. A combination of visual meteorological conditions and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight departed from McNary Field, Salem, Oregon, at 1010, and was destined for Klamath Falls Airport, Klamath Falls, Oregon. A witness was working outside, about 2 miles west of the accident site. He heard an engine revving up and down repeatedly. He looked in the sky for an airplane while he continued to hear this sound, and then he saw the airplane come out of a cloud layer about 2,000 feet above ground level. As the airplane came out of the cloud layer, the right wing pitched down and the airplane was in a clockwise corkscrew pattern, at a descent angle of approximately 45 degrees. It continued this corkscrew pattern until going out of view of the witness. During the descent, the witness recalled hearing the engine running. The witness then heard the airplane impact the ground. According to information provided by the Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), the pilot seated in the right seat filed an IFR flight plan. Foll
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain aircraft control while in cruise flight. Contributing to the accident were inadequate planning/decision, icing conditions, and continued flight into known icing conditions.
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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.
