Antenor Velazco LANCAIR EVOLUTION accident near Parker, CO
On June 16, 2021, an Antenor Velazco LANCAIR EVOLUTION (airplane) was involved in an accident near Parker, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 16, 2021
- Place
- Parker, CO
- Aircraft
- Antenor Velazco LANCAIR EVOLUTION · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.508°N, 104.855°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210616103276
Official records · CEN21FA272
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FAA Air Traffic Control Information: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 16, 2021, about 1345 mountain daylight time, a Lancair Evolution airplane, N704AK, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Parker, Colorado. The private pilot and copilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Air traffic control (ATC) information showed that the airplane was established on the RNAV (GPS) runway 35R approach to APA about 7 miles south of the airport in visual meteorological conditions when the copilot contacted the tower controller. The controller issued the wind conditions and cleared the airplane to land on runway 35R. The airplane was about 3 miles from the end of the runway when it began turning left and descended. The descending left turn continued to the accident site. When the airplane was about 2.6 miles from the end of the runway, the controller queried the pilot if she was executing a 360° turn, to which the copilot advised that the autopilot had failed. During this turn, the airplane descended below the minimum altitude for that segment of the instrument approach. Several construction workers near the accident site saw the airplane flying low and its left wing impact powerlines. They described seeing the airplane “explode” after the impacting the powerlines. The airplane came to rest on a hillside. A postimpact fire ensued that consumed most of the composite airplane. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot and copilot were a married couple. According to the couple’s daughter, her mother was the pilot who sat in the left seat and her fat
Probable cause
The pilot’s diversion of attention following an asymmetric flap deployment, which resulted in a descent and collision with powerlines. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the flap control rod attachment bolts, their failure to identify that the bolts were improperly secured during the subsequent condition inspection, and the pilot’s inadequate prefli
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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.
