# Accident 20050105003059A: Amtr LANCAIR235, Sacton, AZ, January 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2005, 17:08 local time
- Place: Sacton, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0667° N, 111.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0667&lon=-111.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64BV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64BV-2006-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vail Douglas William LANCAIR 235 (registry code 05616X2, https://openairdocs.org/model/vail-douglas-william-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 66 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050105003059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED P-19 AT APPROX 16:45 PM. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING WING OVER MANEUVERS AND AT THE APEX OF THE MANEUVER THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED INTO A FLAT SPIN. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY WITNESS MARKS LEFT BY THE IMPACT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS LACK OF FORWARD MOTION. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 LAX05FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA061), Jan 6, 2005: Vail Lancair 235 (N64BV), Sacaton, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall/spin.

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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