# Accident 20140607010089A: Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV, Duluth, MN, June 7, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2014, 11:23 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8822° N, 91.9189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8822&lon=-91.9189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86NW-2015-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV (registry code 05617ZC, https://openairdocs.org/model/hermann-bjorn-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HERMANN BJORN LANCAIR IV
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140607010089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED DULUTH, MN ENROUTE TO GOOSE BAY, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA.  AFTER DEPARTURE, DLH TRACON NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING SOUTH OF ITS FILED ROUTE.

RADAR FURTHER INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DESCENT BEFORE CONTACT WAS LOST OVER LAKE SUPERIOR.  U.S. COAST GUARD AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCATED A DEBRIS FIELD APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS WIDE ON LAKE SUPERIOR.

## 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 CEN14FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA278), Jun 7, 2014: Hermann Bjorn Lancair IV (N86NW), Duluth, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while operating in instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions, which was due to spatial disorientation resulting from erroneous heading and bank angle…

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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