# Accident 20110226003449A: Neefjes Kev LANCAIR 360, Milford, UT, February 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Milford, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0106° N, 111.6707° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0106&lon=-111.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989TT-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Neefjes Kevin LANCAIR 360 MK II (registry code 05629ZV, https://openairdocs.org/model/neefjes-kevin-lancair-360-mk-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEEFJES KEV LANCAIR 360
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110226003449A

## Narrative

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

N989TT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILFORD, UT.  THE PILOT WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE FLIGHT WAS FROM GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO TO TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA.  THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED IN VMC ON TOP OF AN AREA WHERE IMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  THE PILOT HAD FILED AND ACTIVATED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH SALT LAKE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER.  NEAR MILFORD, THE PILOT MADE A RADIO TRANSMISSION STATING THAT HE WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLES.  THE PILOT ASKED FOR VECTORS TO A NEARBY AIRPORT.  THE CONTROLLER PROVIDED HIM WITH WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE NEARBY AIRPORTS.  AT THAT TIME THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO TO SAINT GEORGE, UTAH.  SHORTLY AFTER BEING VECTORED TOWARDS SAINT GEORGE THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.  ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER THAT TRANSMISSION, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD THE AIRPLANE STABILIZED.  THE CONTROLLER THEN GAVE THE PILOT ANOTHER VECTOR TO SAINT GEORGE AND ASKED IF THE PILOT WAS IN THE CLOUDS.  THE PILOT BEGAN A TRANSMISSION IN RESPONSE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CUT SHORT.  AS STATED BY CONTROLLERS, THE AIRCRAFT THEN INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A RAPID DESCENT TOWARD THE TERRAIN.

## 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 WPR11FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA147), Feb 27, 2011: Neefjes Lancair 360 MK-II (N989TT), Milford, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation after inadvertently entering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate…

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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