- Date
- April 4, 2026, 11:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Camden, NC · Landed on Scotland Rd with the landing gear up
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N94PTLancair IV
- Defining event
- Enroute: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20260404002619A
- Case key
- 202776
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Preliminary report
What NTSB knew early in the investigation. It may change in the final report.
On April 04, 2026, 1155 local, a Lancair IV, N94PT, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in a forced landing on Scotland Road, Camden, North Carolina. The pilot and passenger on board sustained no injuries. The flight was conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The airplane departed from Hampton Roads Airport, PVG, Chesapeake, Virginia, and was enroute to Currituck County Airport, ONX, in Maple, North Carolina. The pilot stated that about 20 minutes into the flight the engine experienced a slight decrease in power. The pilot attributed this to the throttle ‘creeping’ back, as he had experienced this issue with the engine before. After returning to the previous power setting, the power decreased again. While increasing the throttle, the engine started running rough, shook violently, made loud noises, and then suffered a complete loss of power. The pilot located a road and initiated an emergency landing. The airplane landed with the landing gear in the retracted position, which resulted in damage to the lower fuselage. The engine exhaust and propeller were damaged as well. The airplane and engine have been relocated to a secure location for further examination.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94PT
- Reported as
- Lancair IV
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- LIV-494
- Built
- 2006
- Airframe hours
- 412
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Condition · June 1, 2025
- Departed
- PVG · Chesapeake, VA
- Destination
- ONX · Maple, NC
- Equipment
- ADS-B, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.25 inHg
- Observed at
- KECG, 7 nm away
- METAR
- METAR KECG 041554Z 24010KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T02500172
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.