# Accident 20090718016179A: Weissr LANCAIR, Santa Clarita, CA, July 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2009, 12:08 local time
- Place: Santa Clarita, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4014° N, 118.4236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4014&lon=-118.4236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244RR-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weiss Ron LANCAIR (registry code 05628G3, https://openairdocs.org/model/weiss-ron-lancair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1B (registry code 41871, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEISSR LANCAIR
- Reported engine: LYC IO360M1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090718016179A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ARRIVED AT ACCIDENT SITE AT 13;30 on 07/18/2009.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT IT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.  THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS CONTAINED IN A SMALL AREA AROUND THE AIRCRAFT WITH ALL COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCOUNTED FOR.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE.  TWO OCCUPANTS WERE ONBOARD AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.  DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE FLIGHT CONROL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.  BOTH WINGS FUEL TANKS WERE COMPROMISED UPON IMPACT BUT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF FUEL STAINS ON THE ASPHALT UNNDER THE RIGHT WING, QUANTITY COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT TANK POSITION.

## 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 WPR09LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA357), Jul 18, 2009: Weiss Lancair (N244RR), Santa Clarita, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and control while maneuvering.

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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