# NTSB CEN18LA338: Lazair II, Racine, OH, August 15, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 15, 2018, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Racine, OH - Coordinates: 38.97861, -81.909721 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9786&lon=-81.9097&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Unknown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 2 serious - Status: Completed, report June 8, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration; Cincinnati FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 98092 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18LA338 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98092/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98092 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA338 ## Probable cause The impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the lack of evidence. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Unknown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The noncertificated pilot was flying an unregistered experimental airplane when it impacted terrain during an unknown phase of flight. The wreckage and wreckage distribution were consistent with a steep nose-down impact attitude with no ground scarring preceding the wreckage. A postaccident examination of the airplane was not performed, and the pilot did not respond to correspondence. ## Factual narrative On August 15, 2018, at 1700 eastern daylight time, an experimental Lazair II airplane, unregistered (previously C-IFRY), impacted terrain during an unknown phase of flight near Racine, Ohio. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces. The uncertificated pilot and a passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that was not operating on a flight plan. The flight originated form an unknown location at an unknown time. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors from the Cincinnati Flight Standards District Office went to the scene and photo documented the accident site. An examination of the airplane was not performed. Photos showed that the left and right master switches were in the ON position and the fuel pump switch was in the OFF position. The wreckage and wreckage distribution were consistent with a steep nose-down impact attitude with no ground scarring preceding the wreckage. The pilot did not respond to correspondence from FAA inspectors and did not provide a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Pilot/Operator Aircraft Incident/Accident Report, form 6120.1, which had been sent to the pilot by the NTSB Investigator-in-Charge. ## Aircraft - Registration: UNREG (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: LAZAIR II - Category: Ultralight - Serial number: B032 - Year built: 1984 - Engines: JPX PUL 425 26 horsepower reciprocating; JPX PUL 425 26 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Part 91 - Operator: Pilot - Registered owner: Unregistered - Airworthiness certificate: None - Airport: None, Private - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; injuries: serious ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: UNI ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 16, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98092. 912 KB in all. - Letter Requesting Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 34 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40482513&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Letter%20Requesting%20Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - UPS Label and Tracking Receipt for NTSB 6120 Request Letter (item 2, .PDF, 378 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40482514&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=UPS%20Label%20and%20Tracking%20Receipt%20for%20NTSB%206120%20Request%20Letter-Master.PDF - NTSB Investigator's Summary (item 3, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40482515&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Investigator%27s%20Summary-Master.PDF - FAA Email (item 4, .PDF, 87 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40482516&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Email-Master.PDF - Photo Array (item 5, .PDF, 2 photos, 358 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40482517&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20Array-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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