Cameron LANCAIR LEGACY accident near Pioneer, CA
On May 18, 2011, a Cameron LANCAIR LEGACY (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pioneer, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 18, 2011
- Place
- Pioneer, CA
- Aircraft
- Cameron LANCAIR LEGACY · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.518°N, 120.231°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110520X11457
Official records · WPR11FA230
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 18, 2011, about 1545 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur built Cameron Lancair Legacy airplane, N121J, impacted a snow-covered mountain under unknown circumstances near Pioneer, California. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage during the accident sequence. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed for the flight that departed Minden, Nevada, at an undetermined time. No flight plan had been filed. The flight was destined for Tracy, California. The flight was the subject of a family concerned alert notification (ALNOT), when the pilot did not arrive at his destination. According to the family, the pilot traveled extensively between the two locales for business and personal reasons. Amador County Sheriff's Department was notified and commenced a search in the area of Bear River Reservoir, and the airplane was located at 1545 on May 20, 2011. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 78, held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single and multi-engine land and instrument airplane issued on January 8, 2009. The pilot held a third-class medical certificate issued on August 18, 2010, with the limitation that the holder shall wear corrective lenses. No personal flight records were located for the pilot. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) obtained the aeronautical experience listed in this report from a review
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions at an insufficient altitude to clear terrain.
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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.
