# Accident 20080216011079A: Lancar LC41550FG, Portland, OR, February 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2008, 08:15 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5839° N, 122.6181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5839&lon=-122.6181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N621ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621ER-2009-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC41-550FG (registry code 5150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAR LC41550FG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,127 total, 405 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080216011079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY 10R. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, THE PILOT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND, UTILIZING THE ILS FOR IOR AT PDX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE UPON IMPACT.

## 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 SEA08FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA078), Feb 16, 2008: Lancair LC41 (N621ER), Portland, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the missed approach procedure. Contributing to the accident were the fog and below landing minimums visibility conditions.

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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