Ehlers LANCAIR 320 N320SE
10 October 1993 · Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 October 1993 at about 19:30 local time, a Ehlers LANCAIR 320 registered N320SE was involved in an accident near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stennis Int Airport (3R6)
- Coordinates
- 30.2705, -89.4809
- Aircraft
- Ehlers LANCAIR 320
- Registration
- N320SE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA94LA004
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL/SPIN) AND SUBSEQUENT IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was observed landing on runway 35. The airplane touched down left of center line, bounced, and touched down a second time in a left skid. The airplane became airborne reaching about 60 to 80 feet agl in a nose up attitude estimated at about 70 degrees. The left wing dropped, the airplane rolled left, the nose pitched down, and the airplane collided with trees and terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1993 | Beechcraft F33A | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | Hunter, Charles B. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1993 | Mooney M20-J | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Gray, Thomas W. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1993 | Cessna 172H | Liberty, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Apr 1993 | Smith FW2C80TD | Lucedale, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jan 1993 | Cessna 150H | Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States | Shaw, George B. | Serious injuries | - |