Lanham Lancair IV accident near Seligman, AZ
On May 23, 2009, a Lanham Lancair IV (airplane) was involved in an accident near Seligman, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 23, 2009
- Place
- Seligman, AZ
- Aircraft
- Lanham Lancair IV · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.096°N, 112.966°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090522X84907
Official records · WPR09LA263
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpt ATC Package (FAA): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 22, 2009, about 2330 mountain standard time (MST), an experimental Lanham Lancair IV, N144L, collided with desert terrain near Seligman, Arizona. Both pilots operated the borrowed airplane under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal cross-country flight. Both the private pilot and certified flight instructor were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the night flight that departed Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro, Oregon, at 1930, with a planned destination of Scottsdale Airport (SDL), Scottsdale, Arizona. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accident coordinator, the pilot had filed an IFR flight plan from HIO to SDL. Communications were normal and no emergency was declared by either of the pilots. The last contact with the flight was at 2330. An Albuquerque (ZAB) Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) controller had given the pilot a clearance to descend from flight level 21,000 (FL210) to 16,000 feet. The pilot read back the descent instructions. There were no further communications between ZAB and the accident pilot. Yavapai County Sheriff's Department and Arizona Department of Public Safety located the accident site at 0500 on May 23. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Pilot A review of FAA airman records revealed that the 39-year-old pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, and instrument airplane. He also held a mechanic certificate with
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control during en route descent while operating in 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.
