Neefjes Lancair 360 MK-II accident near Milford, UT
On February 27, 2011, a Neefjes Lancair 360 MK-II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Milford, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 27, 2011
- Place
- Milford, UT
- Aircraft
- Neefjes Lancair 360 MK-II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.011°N, 111.671°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110227X34342
Official records · WPR11FA147
- 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 26, 2011, about 1730 mountain standard time, an experimental Neefjes Lancair 360 MK-II, N989TT, impacted the terrain about 6.5 five miles northwest of Milford, Utah. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries, and the airplane, which was owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal cross-country flight, which departed Grand Junction, Colorado, about 1 hour and 40 minutes prior to the accident, was en route to Chandler, Arizona. The airplane was initially being operated in visual meteorological condition (VMC), but as the pilot continued en route he entered an area where instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed. The pilot did not file a flight plan prior to departure, but he did contact the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) while en route for assistance in reaching his destination while operating under visual flight rules (VFR). After departing Grand Junction, the pilot contacted Denver ARTCC for VFR flight advisories and routing assistance. As he approached the boundary of Denver Center's airspace, the pilot advised the controller that he may need to divert from his planned route due to weather, and might head more to the west toward Cedar City, Utah. The controller therefore gave the pilot the current Cedar City weather, and soon thereafter, about 1600, handed him off to Salt Lake Center. Approximately two and one-half minutes after he contacted Salt lake Center, the pilot told the controller that he was trying to divert through
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation after inadvertently entering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his en route decision-making, and his distraction due to a partial loss of engine power due to a restriction in a fuel injection nozzle.
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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.
