Rosenbarger LANCAIR IV N494R
15 August 2000 · Artesia, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 2000 at about 16:00 local time, a Rosenbarger LANCAIR IV registered N494R was involved in an accident near Artesia, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Artesia, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Artesia Municipal (ATS)
- Coordinates
- 32.8399, -104.4300
- Aircraft
- Rosenbarger LANCAIR IV
- Registration
- N494R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Artesia → Roswell
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN00LA152
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Failure by the pilot in command to maintain control of the aircraft during initial climb following takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During initial climb following takeoff, the aircraft swerved right. Neither pilot was successful in correcting the swerve and the aircraft impacted the ground 150 feet right of the runway. Wind at the time was 10 degrees right of the runway at seven knots. An examination of the aircraft by an FAA airworthiness inspector following the accident reveled no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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