Lancair ES-P N444TW

Summary

On 6 July 2020 at about 17:05 local time, a Lancair ES-P registered N444TW was involved in an accident near Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 July 2020 at 17:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

34.7492, -97.2689

Aircraft

Lancair ES-P

Registration

N444TW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Norman → Norman

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20LA266

1 person had minor injuries.

The reason for this accident could not be determined based on the available information.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed on a local flight. According to radar data, the airplane headed south and climbed to 4,500 ft mean sea level (msl). After about 20 minutes, the airplane turned back to the north and began a 500 ft per minute descent.  The airplane turned to the east and then to the southeast. The last radar return showed the airplane at 1,700 ft msl (about 700 ft above ground level), on a heading of 143°, and flying at 96 knots. The airplane continued to descend and turn and collided with a corn field on a heading of 45°. The pilot had no recollection of the accident. Impact and fire damage precluded a functional examination of the airframe and flight controls. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies. Investigators were unable to determine the cause of the accident with the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.