Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 accident near Woburn, MA
On September 15, 2018, a Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Woburn, MA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 15, 2018
- Place
- Woburn, MA
- Aircraft
- Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.454°N, 71.183°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180915X23852
Official records · ERA18FA251
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcripts of Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 15, 2018, about 1103 eastern daylight time, a Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG, N2536T, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident at Woburn, Massachusetts. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to air traffic control information, the accident airplane was cleared for the instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 29 at Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED), Bedford, Massachusetts. At 1100:15, the pilot contacted the BED tower controller and reported that he was 2.5 miles from the final approach fix (FAF) for the ILS to runway 29. At 1100:26, the accident airplane was cleared to land. The pilot intercepted the localizer about 2 miles from the FAF and continued to descend to 1,060 ft mean sea level (msl); the minimum altitude before crossing the FAF was 1,800 ft msl. As the airplane crossed the FAF, the controller issued a low altitude alert to the pilot. The pilot acknowledged the call and stated, at 1101:56, that he was climbing. About 14 seconds later, the controller advised the pilot that the airplane was drifting north of course. The pilot did not acknowledge the call. At 1102:35, the controller issued a second low altitude alert, as the airplane was at 1,200 ft msl, and asked the pilot if he was still on the approach. The pilot responded, "three six tango no I'm pulling." At that time, the airplane was south of the localizer course. At 1102:49, the pilot stated, "okay, okay." At 1102:51, the pilot stated an expletive.
Probable cause
The pilots' loss of control during an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions as a result of spatial disorientation.
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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.
