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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr LANCAIR IV-P · Hollywood, FL · July 7, 2008

Date: July 7, 2008 · 17:57 local
Place: Hollywood, FL
Airport: North Perry
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N488SD
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA08LA134
Reported as: Amtr Lancairivp
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,240 total500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N488SDRegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2009 · Pohl Douglas A LANCAIR IV-PS/N LIV-008 · Built 2000 Airframe modelPohl Douglas A LANCAIR IV-P Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) July 07, 2008, approx: 1757 eastern standard time, an (experimental) Lancair iv-p, N488SD aircraft registered and operated by privacy data omitted as title 14CFR part 91 personal flight. The N488SD collided with the ground and burned at the east boundaries North Perry Airport, (hwo), pembroke pines, Florida. The pilot was fatally injured in the accident. N488SD departed 9R at (hwo) enroute to tailwinds airport (FD15), jupiter, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed. Witnesses stated that N488SD climbed to about 125 ft, aircraft made a steep left bank and descended in a straight down attitude where it impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JULY 07, 2008, APPROX: 1757 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN (EXPERIMENTAL) LANCAIR IV-P, N488SD AIRCRAFT REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS TITLE 14CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE N488SD COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND BURNED AT THE EAST BOUNDARIES NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, (HWO), PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. N488SD DEPARTED 9R AT (HWO) ENROUTE TO TAILWINDS AIRPORT (FD15), JUPITER, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. WITNESSES STATED THAT N488SD CLIMBED TO ABOUT 125 FT, AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP LEFT BANK AND DESCENDED IN A STRAIGHT DOWN ATTITUDE WHERE IT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA08LA134Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHollywood, FLA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jul 7, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N488SD · 2

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

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