Lopez Lancair 360 N102JL

Summary

On 13 October 1995 at about 20:05 local time, a Lopez Lancair 360 registered N102JL, operated by Jean M. Maury, was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 October 1995 at 20:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

33.7804, -84.3810

Aircraft

Lopez Lancair 360

Registration

N102JL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jean M. Maury

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Boca Raton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96LA004

1 person died.

the noninstrument-rated pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to a loss of control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The noninstrument-rated pilot filed for and received an instrument flight plan clearance from Atlanta to Boca Raton, Florida. The weather at the time of the accident was IMC. Transcripts of radio communications indicated that the pilot was having problems maintaining altitude and heading. Shortly after departure the pilot reported that he thought that one of the aircraft gyros was not operating properly. He later reported that he believed the problem had corrected itself. Witnesses observed the aircraft descend out of the base of the clouds and break up in flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.