# Accident 20081018850069A: Heisle LANCAIRLEGAY, Parowan, UT, October 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Parowan, UT
- Airport: Parowan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8594° N, 112.8158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8594&lon=-112.8158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151HT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151HT-2010-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heisler Martin LANCAIR LEGACY (registry code 056208I, https://openairdocs.org/model/heisler-martin-lancair-legacy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEISLE LANCAIRLEGAY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081018850069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND REMAINED LOW AND SLOW.  THE CANOPY OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SECURED AND CLOTHING WAS DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT AS THE PILOT MADE A TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND.  ON DOWN WIND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING AND ROLLED DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR09LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA016), Oct 18, 2008: Heisler Lancair Legacy (N151HT), Parowan, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to secure the canopy prior to takeoff, resulting in his inability to control the aircraft during the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from…

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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