Lancair ES accident near Oshkosh, WI
On July 22, 2024, a Lancair ES (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, WI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 22, 2024
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI
- Aircraft
- Lancair ES · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.942°N, 88.557°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240722194740
Official records · CEN24FA277
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Package Excerpts: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Ads-B And Opsvue Track Data: Document (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 22, 2024, about 1213 central daylight time a Lancair ES, N18BG, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. According to ADS-B data, the airplane departed Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN), Trenton, New Jersey, about 0704 and flew to Hartford Municipal Airport (HXF), Hartford, Wisconsin. The airplane departed HXF about 1145. A review of air traffic control recordings and ADS-B data indicated that the airplane was on the Fisk arrival when the air traffic controller instructed the pilot to widen his turn for an Aero L-29 and an Aero L-39 that were landing ahead. The pilot acknowledged “in sight.” The pilot was then cleared to land on runway 36L, with instructions to land on or after the yellow dot, and he acknowledged the clearance. The ADS-B track data shows the airplane on an east heading, followed by a turn to the south, then back toward the east, and then toward the north. According to ADS-B data, the airplane was about 975 ft msl and 84 kts groundspeed when it began a turn to the north toward the airport. The last data point recorded from the airplane was about 975 ft msl and 70 kts ground speed, 1.5 miles from the approach end of the runway. The flight path for the L-39 passed to the east of and in front of the accident airplane. A review of ADS-B data for the accident airplane and a preceding Aero L-39, along with wake vortex modeling, was conduct
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering for traffic spacing.
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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.
