Schaffer Gary W LANCAIR accident near Yukon, OK
On June 30, 2011, a Schaffer Gary W LANCAIR (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yukon, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 30, 2011
- Place
- Yukon, OK
- Aircraft
- Schaffer Gary W LANCAIR · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.608°N, 97.707°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110630X62459
Official records · CEN11FA434
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
***This report was modified on November 7, 2012. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 30, 2011, approximately 1350 central daylight time, N358MA, a kit-built Lancair 320 airplane, collided with terrain at the Sundance Airpark (HSD), Yukon, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, empennage, vertical fin, and rudder. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a positioning flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The flight originated from the Wiley Post Airport (PWA), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, about 1345. According to eyewitnesses, prior to the airplane departing PWA, the engine was making rough running engine sounds. The airplane was observed to depart PWA and the engine continued to produce rough running sounds. Eyewitnesses at HSD reported hearing a rough running engine as the airplane approached the airfield. The airplane entered a left base turn for runway 17. As the airplane turned to align with the extended runway centerline, the airplane’s bank angle increased to near 90 degrees. The nose of the airplane dropped, the airplane rapidly descended and impacted terrain. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 57, held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single engine, airplane multi-engine, and instrument airplane ratings. On November 24, 2010, a third class medical certificate
Probable cause
The pilot's use of an excessive bank angle while in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an accelerated stall. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of experience in the airplane and the pilot’s distracted attention to the rough running engine.
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