# Accident 20051014032081A: Amtr LANCAIR235, Rootstown, OH, October 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2005, 14:05 local time
- Place: Rootstown, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0992° N, 81.1983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0992&lon=-81.1983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235U-2006-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Plavcan John LANCAIR 235 (registry code 05610FA, https://openairdocs.org/model/plavcan-john-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR235
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 489 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051014032081A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANCAIR N235U WAS HEADING TO PORTAGE COUNTY AIRPORT (29G) AFTER STOPPING AT CARROLL COUNTY AIRPORT (TSO) BEFORE HEADING HOME TO GEAUGA COUNTY AIRPORT (7G8). THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ITS OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA^. ACCORDING TO THE RADAR TRACK, N235U WAS HEADING IN A NORTHERN DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET CESSNA 172, N7768G, APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN HEADING APPROXIMATELY WEST-NORTHWEST (305 DEGREE HEADING) WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH LANCAIR N235U. THE MID-AIR OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 2:05 PM LOCAL TIME ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE AKRON VOR, THE ALTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS BETWEEN 2300 AND 2500 FEET MSL, NEITHER AIRCRAFT WAS IN CONTACT WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AT THE TIME.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7768G, Cessna 172L: [Accident 20051014032082A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051014032082A)

## 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 CHI06FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA010), Oct 14, 2005: Plavcan Lancair 235 (N235U), Rootstown, OH, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout during cruise flight, which resulted in their failure to see and avoid each other and a midair collision.

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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