Tracy LANCAIR 235 N235RL

Summary

On 29 April 2000 at about 17:45 local time, a Tracy LANCAIR 235 registered N235RL was involved in an accident near Redding, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 April 2000 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Redding, California, United States

Nearest airport

Redding Municipal (RDD)

Coordinates

40.6009, -122.4603

Aircraft

Tracy LANCAIR 235

Registration

N235RL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Sonoma

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA180

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was destroyed in a post impact fire after the airplane departed the runway, struck a berm, became airborne, and came back to rest on the runway during the takeoff roll. The pilot attempted to correct for the movement to the left with right rudder; however, the airplane continued to leave the runway. Reported winds at the time of the accident were from the north-northwest at 5 knots. The airplane was inspected at a remote location after the retrieval. A malfunction could not be determined because of fire damage to the airplane, and the removal of the rudder prior to the inspection.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.