Independent Technologies Inc EPIC LT accident near Port Orange, FL
On December 27, 2016, an Independent Technologies Inc EPIC LT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Port Orange, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 27, 2016
- Place
- Port Orange, FL
- Aircraft
- Independent Technologies Inc EPIC LT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.080°N, 81.047°W
- NTSB ID
- 20161227X85755
Official records · ERA17FA074
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC - FAA Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Radar Data: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Radar Plots/Figures: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 27, 2016, about 1756 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built Epic LT airplane, N669WR, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain during an instrument approach to Spruce Creek Airport (7FL6), Port Orange, Florida. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was privately owned and was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which originated from Millington Regional Jetport (NQA), Millington, Tennessee, about 1558, and was destined for 7FL6. The pilot initially departed from Willmar Municipal Airport (BDH), Willmar, Minnesota, on the morning of the accident, with a planned stop at NQA before proceeding to 7FL6. The pilot received a weather briefing from Lockheed-Martin Flight Service at 1249 before departing BDH. The information provided to the pilot indicated that the terminal area forecast (TAF) predicted visual flight rules (VFR) conditions until 2300; however, an AIRMET and a Center Weather Advisory (CWA) called for low IFR conditions at 7FL6. The briefer told the pilot to check the weather again en route to see if the AIRMET and CWA had been updated, because the CWA was only valid for 2 hours and any new AIRMETs would be released at 1545 or earlier. The pilot landed at NQA about 1529 and subsequently departed about 1558. There were no records to indicate that the pilot obtained updated weather information d
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to fly a stabilized approach consistent with the published instrument approach procedure.
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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.
