# Accident 20090522011119A: Amtr LANCAIRIV, Seligman, AZ, May 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2009, 23:30 local time
- Place: Seligman, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0961° N, 112.9664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0961&lon=-112.9664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144L-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lanham Kenneth LANCAIR IV (registry code 056037N, https://openairdocs.org/model/lanham-kenneth-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIV
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090522011119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 05/22/09 AIRCRAFT N144L; WHILE EN-ROUTE ON A JFR FLIGHT PLAN TO KSDL FROM KHIO, ZAB LOST CONTACT (APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MIN) AFTER GIVING CLEARANCE TO DESCEND TO 16K FT FROM FL210, 33 MILES NORTHWEST OF PRESCOTT, AZ AT 23:30 PDT.  THE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON 05/23/09 NEAR SELIGMAN, AZ IN A REMOTE AREA, 33 MILES NORTHWEST OF PRESCOTT AT 0500PDT.

## 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 WPR09LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA263), May 23, 2009: Lanham Lancair IV (N144L), Seligman, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during en route descent while operating in known icing 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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