# Accident 20080423836689A: Amtr LANCAIRIVP, Mesa, AZ, April 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2008, 07:09 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4481° N, 111.7372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4481&lon=-111.7372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25CL-2008-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cadwell Carlton M LANCAIR IV P (registry code 05610HX, https://openairdocs.org/model/cadwell-carlton-m-lancair-iv-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIVP
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO550E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080423836689A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX08FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA122), Apr 23, 2008: Carlton M. Cadwell Lancair IV-P (N25CL), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during climb out resulting in an aerodynamic stall/spin.

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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