# Accident 20190811013939A: Lindros Carl  Tte LANCAIR IV, Kooskia, ID, August 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2019, 10:40 local time
- Place: Kooskia, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1578° N, 115.9197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1578&lon=-115.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350CL-2020-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lindros Carl Tte LANCAIR IV (registry code 05601T1, https://openairdocs.org/model/lindros-carl-tte-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LINDROS CARL  TTE LANCAIR IV
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190811013939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED POLSON, MT AIRPORT, 8S1, AT APPROXIMATELY 0948 PDT. PILOT PROCEEDED SSW DIRECT AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 10800' MSL. AT APPROXIMATELY 1023 PDT THE PILOT ADJUSTED COURSE TOWARDS THE WSW. AT 1026 THE PILOT BEGAN A CLIMB AND PEAKED AT AN ALTITUDE OF 13500' MSL AT 1027 PDT. AT 1028 PDT, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD DESCENDED TO 3550' MSL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 1980' MSL. GROUND SCARRING AT THE SITE WAS CONSISTENT WITH A HIGH ENERGY IMPACT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO BE HEAVY RAIN, LIGHTNING, WIND AND HAIL BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

## 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 WPR19FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA216), Aug 11, 2019: Lancair Lancair IV (N350CL), Kooskia, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in an area of precipitation and reduced visibility, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin and loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N350CL (2)

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

- [Incident 20120923021789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120923021789I), Sep 23, 2012: Lindros Carl  Tte LANCAIR IV (N350CL), Burbank, CA, No damage. While in cruise flight, the engine began to run rough. An emergency was declared and landing was performed. Maintenance personnel found the following: number 6…
- [Incident 19980804040449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980804040449I), Aug 4, 1998: Amtr LANCAIRIV (N350CL), Ocean City, MD, Minor damage. (-5)At sbd pilot selected landing gear down and observed that there was no green light for nose gear. Flew to riverside muni airport control tower to verify if…

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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