Lancair LC41 accident near Portland, OR
On February 16, 2008, a Lancair LC41 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Portland, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 16, 2008
- Place
- Portland, OR
- Aircraft
- Lancair LC41 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.584°N, 122.618°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080222X00228
Official records · SEA08FA078
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 16, 2008, about 0828 Pacific standard time, a Lancair LC41 550-FG, N621ER, was destroyed after impacting terrain while maneuvering near the Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon. The pilot, who was the sole occupant and registered owner of the airplane, was killed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed and activated for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal cross-country flight. The flight departed the Klamath Falls Airport (LMT), Klamath Falls, Oregon, about 0630, with its destination as PDX. Prior to departure, at 0517 the pilot filed an IFR flight plan using the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Direct User Access Terminal (DUAT) service for pilots; at 0551 the pilot received a route briefing using the same service. After departing LMT, the pilot contacted Air Traffic Control (ATC) at 0642 requesting his IFR clearance to PDX; the clearance was issued at 0643. At 0720, the pilot reported that he was level at 14,000 feet and proceeding direct to Corvallis. At 0744, ATC issued the pilot a descent clearance to 10,000, which the pilot acknowledged. At 0752, ATC instructed the pilot to change frequency to Portland Approach Control, which the pilot acknowledged. Subsequently, the pilot approached PDX from the southeast and received radar vectors to intercept the localizer course for the Instrument Landing System (ILS) runway 10R approach. At 0809, the PDX tower controller advised the pilot of possible wake
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the missed approach procedure. Contributing to the accident were the fog and below landing minimums visibility 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.
