Lanier James A TALON XP N1974L

Summary

On 2 July 2008 at about 12:45 local time, a Lanier James A TALON XP registered N1974L was involved in an accident near Cleveland, 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

2 July 2008 at 12:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Cleveland, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Mountain Airpark (0GE5)

Coordinates

34.5569, -83.7136

Aircraft

Lanier James A TALON XP

Registration

N1974L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08LA235

1 person died.

An inadvertent stall during the initial climb.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff, the experimental light-sport airplane flew level, about 50 feet above the runway, until about 900 feet of runway remained. The airplane then pitched up "sharply," and climbed to about 150 feet before it entered a stall and pitched nose down. The airplane impacted the ground at a near 60-degree angle and "exploded." Examination of the wreckage revealed no obvious mechanical deficiencies with the airframe or engine. The pilot held the necessary pilot certificate required to operate the airplane, and had accumulated 225 total hours of flight experience, with 142 hours in the accident airplane make and model. Doxazosin, a prescription medication that lowers blood pressure and can reduce G-tolerance, was found on post-mortem toxicology testing. No definitive determination could be made as to any role of the medication in the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.