Vail LANCAIR 235 N64BV

Summary

On 6 January 2005 at about 00:05 local time, a Vail LANCAIR 235 registered N64BV was involved in an accident near Sacaton, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 January 2005 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Sacaton, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.0667, -111.7167

Aircraft

Vail LANCAIR 235

Registration

N64BV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05FA061

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall/spin.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses observed the airplane in a flat spin, which continued straight down until it struck the ground. An FAA Inspector responded to the accident site and reported that the airplane came to rest upright, and had struck the ground in a left wing, nose low attitude. The airframe and engine inspections revealed no preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.