# Accident 20070409005119A: Wakewo LANCAIRO200, Scottsbluff, NE, April 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2007, 14:13 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport: William B Heilig Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8739° N, 103.5956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8739&lon=-103.5956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N351DW-2009-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wakewood Pd/Mahe RH LANCAIR O-200 (registry code 05616QV, https://openairdocs.org/model/wakewood-pd-mahe-rh-lancair-o-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WAKEWO LANCAIRO200
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,511 total, 124 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070409005119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 9, 2007, 16:14 LOCAL TIME, N351DW, A LANCAIR O-200 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 35, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTH OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA REGIONAL AIRPORT, WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD, SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA. N351DW DEPARTED THE SCOTTSBLUFF WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD WITH 1 PASSENGER ON BOARD FOR A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 3:45 LOCAL TIME. APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM LOCAL TIME THE SCOTTSBLUFF COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A 911 CALL, STATING AN AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES OR WEATHER RELATED CONDITIONS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## 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 CHI07LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA098), Apr 9, 2007: Wakewood Lancair O-200 (N351DW), Scottsbluff, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident were the low altitude at which the airplane was operating and the gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N351DW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980116003799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980116003799I), Jan 16, 1998: Amtr LANCAIR (N351DW), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: from pilot; departed parkland at 4:15-4:30, 1/16/98 for practice flight. Normal departure from cockpit. On departure, ground witness noticed right…
- [Incident 19970619015159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619015159I), Jun 19, 1997: Amtr LANCAIR (N351DW), Erie, CO, Minor damage. Engine test flight. Made go around. Distracted by flap condition. Failed put gear down for landing.

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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