# Accident 20060602022139A: Amtr LANCAIR360, Montgomery, NY, June 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2006, 11:02 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4533° N, 74.2733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4533&lon=-74.2733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360WH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360WH-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howe L W/Wilmer W S LANCAIR 360 (registry code 05605CI, https://openairdocs.org/model/howe-l-w-wilmer-w-s-lancair-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR360
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 887 total, 101 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060602022139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 2, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 HRS LOCAL TIME THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GREENWOOD LAKE AIRPORT (4N1) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT (MGJ). AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HRS NEW YORK ATC APPROVED A FREQUENCY CHANGE AND CLEARED FOR THE ILS TO MGJ RUNWAY 03. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1000 FT MSL AND THREE MILES OUT FROM RUNWAY 03. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED OFF THE RADAR SCREEN. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS ON A HEADING OF 230 DEGREES, THE ANGLE OF DESCENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FOUND AT THE CRASH SITE. THE ENGINE SHOWED MAJOR DAMAGE THE PROP WAS MISSING ALL THREE BLADES. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AT THE SCENE THERE WAS NO SMELL OF FUEL, NO FUEL STAINING ON THE WHITE PARTS OF THE AIRCRAFT NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON THE TREE LEAVES AND NO SMELL OF FUEL IN THE DIRT UNDER THE FUEL TANK LOCATION. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE FUELING RECORDS SHOW THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED ON MAY 30, 2006 AND FLEW APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HRS WITH 8 TAKEOFFS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. A WITNESS HEARD THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RUNNING WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS FULL POWER PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE RADAR PLOT SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT HEADINGS UP TO 70 DEGREE EXCURSIONS OFF THE APPROACH.

## 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 NYC06LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA136), Jun 2, 2006: Howe/Wilmer Lancair 360 (N360WH), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control during approach for undetermined reasons.

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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