Kuykendall Charles LANCAIR IV N26PD
28 July 2021 · Indian Springs, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 July 2021 at about 16:00 local time, a Kuykendall Charles LANCAIR IV registered N26PD was involved in an accident near Indian Springs, Nevada, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indian Springs, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Las Vegas (VGT)
- Coordinates
- 36.5635, -115.6158
- Aircraft
- Kuykendall Charles LANCAIR IV
- Registration
- N26PD
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1996
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Las Vegas → Redmon
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR21LA294
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An in-flight fire due to an undetermined electrical malfunction.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was making a cross-country flight in the airplane. While still in the initial climb, shortly after he had switched on the electric fuel boost pump at 10,000 ft mean sea level as recommended, the engine began to sputter, and he saw smoke coming from the right side of the instrument panel. The engine stopped producing power, and the pilot turned towards a highway for an emergency landing. The airplane lost electrical power, and the pilot was unable to lower the landing gear. During the gear-up landing on the highway, the propeller struck the ground, which resulted in the airplane veering to the left off the pavement into the center dirt median strip. The pilot opened the canopy and saw fuel spilling out of the left wing. He exited the airplane, and a short time later, the airplane burst into flames. The airframe was destroyed by fire damage. Examination of the engine did not reveal evidence of any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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