Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L accident near Gothenburg, NE
On June 5, 2008, an Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gothenburg, NE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 5, 2008
- Place
- Gothenburg, NE
- Aircraft
- Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.135°N, 100.153°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080612X00842
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 5, 2008, at 0904 central daylight time (CDT), an Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L airplane, N12XT, impacted terrain thirteen miles north of Gothenburg, Nebraska, while on a cross-country flight. The non-instrument rated private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated at North Platte Municipal Airport (LBF), North Platte, Nebraska, with an intended destination of Lewis University Airport (LOT), Chicago/Romeoville, Illinois. According to a family member, the pilot was traveling cross-country to LOT to perform in an aerobatics competition. He departed Fort Collins, Colorado, and landed at LBF on June 4th. He departed that same afternoon for LOT, but returned approximately one hour later due to weather and spent the night. On June 5th, security camera photos show the pilot taxiing the airplane for takeoff from LBF at 0842. Denver Center Air Traffic Control (ATC) radar registered a single airplane with its transponder set to 1200 departing LBF at 0849:15. ATC tracked this airplane until 0904:18 and the last radar return coordinates were within .5 miles of the accident site and 3,600 feet mean sea level (MSL). During the fifteen minute flight the airplane maintained approximately 3,300 feet MSL on an easterly heading for eleven minutes before making a right turn to the west-southwest. During the last 4 minutes of flight
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after encountering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's recent usage of Marihuana, his impaired judgement and decision making, and the low visibility weather 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.
