# Accident 20070416008929A: Amtr WHELREXPRS, Lakeland, FL, April 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2007, 14:13 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9869° N, 81.9989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9869&lon=-81.9989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456TS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WHELREXPRS
- Reported engine: CONT IO550N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070416008929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1413 EDT, A TERRAIR (WHEELER) EXPRESS AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 NM EAST OF LAKELAND-LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT (KLAL) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FROM ALMA, GA (KAMG). THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED AND THE COMPOSITE AIRFRAME DESTROYED BY POST-CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC AND WAS ASSIGNED RUNWAY "27R" FOR LANDING. WITNESSES, INCLUDING EXPERIENCED PILOTS, REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING UPSIDE DOWN IN A STEEP DESCENT JUST BEFORE IMPACT. KLAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS: 1650Z (1250L) ROUTINE OBSERVATION: WINDS 310 DEG (MAG) AT 15 KTS, GUSTING TO 22 KTS VISIBILITY 20 SM, SKY CLEAR. 1815Z (1415L) SPECIAL OBSERVATION: WINDS 290 DEG (MAG) AT 11 KTS, VISIBILITY GREATHER THAN 6 SM; SKY CLEAR; TEMPERATURE 19 DEG C, ALTIMETER 30.06 IN HG.

## 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 MIA07LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA077), Apr 16, 2007: Terrence A. Sack Terrair Express (N456TS), Lakeland, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed while turning base to final which led to a stall. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience.

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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