# Accident 20110825023539A: Nichols William C LANCAIR 235, Newark, OH, August 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2011, 18:45 local time
- Place: Newark, OH
- Airport: Newark/Heath
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0217° N, 82.4636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0217&lon=-82.4636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777BN-2017-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nichols William C LANCAIR 235 (registry code 05616U4, https://openairdocs.org/model/nichols-william-c-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NICHOLS WILLIAM C LANCAIR 235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA597) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110825023539A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/25/2011, DONNY LEA ASHER WAS PERFORMING HIGH SPEED TAXI MANEUVERS ON RUNWAY 27 AT NEWARK/HEATH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KVTA. THE AIRCRAFT, A LANCAIR 235, N777BN, BECAME AIRBORNE, CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 100-150 FEET AGL WHILE VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND DOVE TOWARD THE GROUND, STRIKING SEVERAL TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND MR. ASHER DIED AT THE SCENE.

## 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 CEN11FA597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA597), Aug 25, 2011: Nichols Lancair 235 (N777BN), Heath, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain adequate familiarization with the accident airplane type before the accident flight, which resulted in his failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff.

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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