# Accident 20260608006069A: Sinclair Pete LANCAIR ES, North Lima, OH, June 8, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2026, 12:30 local time
- Place: North Lima, OH
- Airport: Youngstown Elser Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9618° N, 80.6773° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9618&lon=-80.6773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N398S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N398S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sinclair Pete LANCAIR ES (registry code 05627Z0, https://openairdocs.org/model/sinclair-pete-lancair-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SINCLAIR PETE LANCAIR ES
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 80 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260608006069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER AT THE BEGINNING OF RUNWAY 28 AND VEERED OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HITTING THE VASI LIGHT SYSTEM.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS SOUTH OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM WHRE THE TAKEOFF BEGAN.

## 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 ERA26LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA237), Jun 8, 2026: Sinclair Pete Lancair ES (N398S), Youngstown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an approach lighting system.

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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