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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr LANCAIR IV P · Mesa, AZ · April 23, 2008

Date: April 23, 2008 · 07:09 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Fld
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N25CL
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08FA122
Reported as: Amtr Lancairivp
Reported engine: Continental TSIO550E
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N25CLRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2008 · Cadwell Carlton M LANCAIR IV PS/N LIV-424-SFB-P · Built 2000 Airframe modelCadwell Carlton M LANCAIR IV P Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23)Falcon tower notified aircraft of trailing smoke and cleared to land any runway. Aircraft made a sharp left turn, then back to the right, and went into an orange grove. Aircraft impacted an orange tree at a high angle, low velocity. Aircraft consumed in post crash fire. Amendment: block 2, corrected date of event.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)FALCON TOWER NOTIFIED AIRCRAFT OF TRAILING SMOKE AND CLEARED TO LAND ANY RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN, THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT, AND WENT INTO AN ORANGE GROVE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN ORANGE TREE AT A HIGH ANGLE, LOW VELOCITY. AIRCRAFT CONSUMED IN POST CRASH FIRE. AMENDMENT: BLOCK 2, CORRECTED DATE OF EVENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX08FA122Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportMesa, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during climb out resulting in an aerodynamic stall/spin.Apr 23, 2008 · Destroyed