Wakewood LANCAIR O-200 N351DW

Summary

On 9 April 2007 at about 22:30 local time, a Wakewood LANCAIR O-200 registered N351DW was involved in an accident near Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 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

9 April 2007 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Wakewood LANCAIR O-200

Registration

N351DW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Scottsbluff → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07LA098

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident were the low altitude at which the airplane was operating and the gusty wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The purpose of the flight was to enhance the passenger's studies regarding aerodynamics. A witness reported seeing the airplane flying in the area at an altitude of about 1,000 feet above the ground prior to the accident and that the engine sounded good. He heard the airplane again and said the engine still sounded "fine", but the power was decreasing and increasing. He looked outside and saw the airplane in a descending right turn prior to it disappearing behind the terrain. The airplane impacted the terrain in a nose-low, right-wing-low attitude. Post accident inspection of the airplane and engine failed to reveal any mechanical failure that would have resulted in the loss of control. Gusty winds and windshear were reported in the area around the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.