# Accident 20210224003929A: Steinman Mark E LANCAIR 320, Boca Raton, FL, February 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2021, 11:04 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1976° N, 79.8889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1976&lon=-79.8889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N670BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670BS-2021-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Steinman Mark E LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05616UN, https://openairdocs.org/model/steinman-mark-e-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEINMAN MARK E LANCAIR 320
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210224003929A

## Narrative

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

LANCAIR 320 REGISTRATION N670BS, SERIAL NUMBER 09-320-QB AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM BOCA RATON FLORIDA. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT (7FL6) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2021 COMMUNICATED WITH BOCA RATON AIRPORT (BCT) TOWER 10NM NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT REQUESTING TO LAND. BOCA RATON CONTROL TOWER INSTRUCTED N670BS TO REPORT ENTERING THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 05. N670BS ACKNOWLEDGED THE INSTRUCTION AND N670BS MADE NO ADDITIONAL RADIO TRANSMISSIONS AND CONTINUED SOUTHEASTERLY AND APPEARED TO DESCEND INTO THE OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 15 SOUTHEAST OF BCT. N670BS WAS NOT REPORTED MISSING UNTIL FAMILY MEMBER CONTACTED AUTHORITY ON MISSING PILOT AND AIRCRAFT ON FEBRUARY 27TH 2021. ON MARCH 2ND, 2021, US COAST GUARD SUSPENDED SEARCH FOR PILOT AND AIRCRAFT OF N670BS WITH NO DEBRIS FOUND IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN OR COASTAL AREAS ALONG THE EASTERN COAST LINE FROM FLORIDA TO THE CAROLINAS.

## 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 ERA21LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA141), Feb 24, 2021: Steinman Mark E Lancair 320 (N670BS), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with water for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N670BS (1)

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

- [Incident 20090322004879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090322004879I), Mar 22, 2009: Amtr LANCAIR320 (N670BS), Boca Raton, FL, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 1230 aircraft N670BS while enroute to deland Florida from Boca Raton, Florida experienced low hydraulic pressure as indicated by gauge…

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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