# NTSB CEN27FA006: Lancair IV, N5SV, Haslet, TX, October 7, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report
- Date: October 7, 2026, 09:52 local (14:52 UTC)
- Place: Haslet, TX
- Coordinates: 32.925002, -97.396439
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9250&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA North Texas FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN27FA006
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203959/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27FA006

## Preliminary report

On October 7, 2026, at 0952 central daylight time, an Lancair IV-P airplane, N5SV, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Haslet, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 91 personal flight. A review of commercially available Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that the flight departed Hicks Airfield (T67), Fort Worth, Texas, about 0951. ADS-B data showed that the airplane climbed to 875 ft mean sea level (msl) before it entered a left turn. The airplane climbed to 1,000 ft msl and slowed to 84 kts ground speed before it descended (Figure 1) Figure 1. N5SV Flight Track The airplane impacted power lines along the south side of a roadway. Fragments of composite propeller, fiberglass, and acrylic pieces were found under the power lines. An impact ground scar started about 3 ft from the north edge of the roadway and continued about 6 ft into an adjacent ditch. An impact crater along with fiberglass debris were located in the bottom of the ditch about 20 ft southwest of the main wreckage. Fire damage to grass and vegetation was observed upslope from the crater. The main wreckage came to rest upright on the north side of the ditch. It consisted of the fuselage, both wings, engine, and portions of the propeller. The fuselage was aligned along a true heading of 304°. A postimpact fire consumed a majority of the main wreckage. The horizontal stabilizer and elevator assembly separated from the aft fuselage and came to rest against a brick privacy wall north of the main wreckage. The vertical stabilizer and rudder assembly also separated from the aft fuselage and came to rest at the same privacy wall. The empennage exhibited no evidence of thermal damage. The wreckage was transported to a secure location for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Amigo Air Enterprises LANCAIR IV-P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=0560690), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5SV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5SV), registered now, S/N LIV-375, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIR IV (P)
- Registry model: [Amigo Air Enterprises LANCAIR IV-P](https://openairdocs.org/model/amigo-air-enterprises-lancair-iv-p) (registry code 0560690) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: LIV-375
- Year built: 2000
- Airframe hours: 782.1
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Plane Metrics LLC
- Registered owner: Plane Metrics LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, August 26, 2026
- Airport: T67, Hicks Airfield, runway 14, 3,740 × 60 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Observed at: KAFW, 6 nm away
- METAR: METAR KAFW 071453Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02390139 53017 $

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.

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