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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tackabury Paul D LANCAIR IV · Camden, NC · April 4, 2026

Date
April 4, 2026 · 11:38 local
Place
Camden, NC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94PT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN26LA162
Reported as
Tackabury Paul D Lancair IV
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,748 total354 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft experienced a loss of engine power in flight. The pilot made an emergency landing on an open road but did not lower the landing gear prior to touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN OPEN ROAD BUT DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.