# Accident 20140727012809A: Federsen Walter LANCAIR IVP, Findlay, OH, July 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2014, 01:10 local time
- Place: Findlay, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0406° N, 83.6395° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0406&lon=-83.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40941, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40941-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Federsen Walter LANCAIR IVP (registry code 05611WL, https://openairdocs.org/model/federsen-walter-lancair-ivp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FEDERSEN WALTER LANCAIR IVP
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140727012809A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14FA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA389), Jul 27, 2014: Federsen Walter Lancair IVP (N40941), Findlay, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight fire for reasons that could not be determined due to the extent of impact and fire damage.

## Other reports on N40941 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120604023249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120604023249I), Jun 4, 2012: Federsen Walter LANCAIR IVP (N40941), Bluffton, OH, Minor damage. When discussing the events with the pilot of N40941, he stated that during the course of his flight that everything was normal. He was established in cruise at…

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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