Heisler Lancair Legacy accident near Parowan, UT
On October 18, 2008, a Heisler Lancair Legacy (airplane) was involved in an accident near Parowan, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 18, 2008
- Place
- Parowan, UT
- Aircraft
- Heisler Lancair Legacy · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 37.859°N, 112.816°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081017X50355
Official records · WPR09LA016
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 18, 2008, about 1400 mountain daylight time, N151HT, a Heisler Lancair Legacy collided with terrain shortly after takeoff from the Parowan Airport, Parowan, Utah. The airplane was registered to a private company and the pilot was operating it under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airline transport pilot was killed and the passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. According to local law enforcement personnel, the pilot owned a cabin in the Parowan area and rented a hangar at the Parowan Airport. At the time of the accident, he was returning to North Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, where the airplane was based. Witnesses were driving in a car, northeast of the airport about 5 miles, driving towards Parowan. They reported that the airplane departed from runway 04 and climbed to an estimated 400 to 500 feet above ground level. The witnesses said that initially they thought that the airplane was a cropduster because it remained at such a low altitude. The airplane then entered a left turn and witnesses saw objects fall, “...off of or out of the airplane.” The airplane continued in a left turn and lost altitude until the left wing tip impacted the ground and the witnesses saw a cloud of dust at the area of impact. Law enforcement personnel that initially responded to the accident site went to the area specified by the witnesses as the location where the objects departed the airplane. A
Probable cause
The pilot failed to secure the canopy prior to takeoff, resulting in his inability to control the aircraft during the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from prescription medications and possible obstructive sleep apnea.
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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.
