# Accident 19990108000249A: Amtr LANCAIR, Portland, OR, January 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1999, 18:13 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5093° N, 122.6893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5093&lon=-122.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141LC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- Reported engine: CONT IO550A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,149 total, 200 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990108000249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON JANUARY 8, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1812 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PACIFIC AVIATION COMPOSITES LC 40-550FG, N141LC, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PACIFIC AVIATION COMPOSITES AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, IMPACTED THE COLUMBIA RIVER ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PORTLAND, OREGON, WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10L. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BEND, OREGON, ABOUT ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE PILOT CONTACTED PORTLAND APPROACH AND REPORTED THAT HE WAS 25 MILES EAST OF PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL (PDX) AND REQUESTED IFR CLEARANCE FOR LANDING AT PDX. THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS RUNWAY 10L APPROACH. DURING THE FIRST OF TWO INSTRUMENT APPROACHES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP FOR RUNWAY 10R, AND THE TOWER INSTRUCTED THE FLIGHT TO GO AROUND TO THE NORTH. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN VECTORS FOR THE RUNWAY 10L APPROACH. RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BRACKETING THE RUNWAY 10L LOCALIZER AND DESCENDING, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT        DROPPED OFF RADAR COVERAGE ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF THE RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, SEARCH AND RESCUE PERSONNEL LOCATED FLOATING DEBRIS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER. (-23) SIGNIFICANT AIRCRAFT PARTS AND BODIES WERE NOT RECOVERED.  IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHAT FACTORS CREATE FAA RESPONSIBILITIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA028), Jan 9, 1999: Pacific Aviation Composites LC 40-550FG (N141LC), Portland, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained and the pilot's lack of total experience in type operation. Weather conditions reported ceilings below approach/landing minimums and a dark night condition were…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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