20140727012809A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Federsen Walter LANCAIR IVP · Findlay, OH · July 27, 2014

Date
July 27, 2014 · 01:10 local
Place
Findlay, OH
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N40941
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14FA389
Reported as
Federsen Walter Lancair IVP
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 07/27/2014 around 01:00 toledo ATC took N40941, a lance air ivp at 14,500' and 280 knots inbound for a full stop landing at bluffton (5G7). The pilot in this case was privacy data omitted, a private pilot based at 5G7. The weather at this time was marginal VFR to IFR. The ATC tapes reveal a stable elongated approach. The last transmission from ATC N40941 was cleared on the bluffton approach. His response was clear and did not exhibit any signs of stress. 16 seconds later the ATC tapes indicated the altitude for N40941 was 000.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/27/2014 AROUND 01:00 TOLEDO ATC TOOK N40941, A LANCE AIR IVP AT 14,500' AND 280 KNOTS INBOUND FOR A FULL STOP LANDING AT BLUFFTON (5G7). THE PILOT IN THIS CASE WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PRIVATE PILOT BASED AT 5G7. THE WEATHER AT THIS TIME WAS MARGINAL VFR TO IFR. THE ATC TAPES REVEAL A STABLE ELONGATED APPROACH. THE LAST TRANSMISSION FROM ATC N40941 WAS CLEARED ON THE BLUFFTON APPROACH. HIS RESPONSE WAS CLEAR AND DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF STRESS. 16 SECONDS LATER THE ATC TAPES INDICATED THE ALTITUDE FOR N40941 WAS 000.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N40941 · 1

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