ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17536
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 April 2008 |
| Time: | 07:09 |
| Type: |  Lancair IV-P |
| Owner/operator: | Boehle Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N25CL |
| MSN: | LIV-242-SFB-P |
| Total airframe hrs: | 978 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-550-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Falcon Field, Mesa, ARizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Mesa, AZ (FFZ) |
| Santa Ana, CA (SNA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Air traffic controllers reported that shortly after takeoff, about the time the landing gear was being retracted, they observed smoke trailing from the airplane. The controller advised the pilot of the smoke, but did not receive a response. Additional witnesses reported that the airplane made an abrupt climbing left turn with the wings rocking back and forth before it nosed down and descended in a near-vertical attitude to ground impact. All flight control surfaces were accounted for at the accident site and all airplane components were found in the immediate area of the impact location. Due to fire and thermal damage to the majority of the composite airframe structure, establishment of control continuity was not possible. Teardown inspection of the engine did not disclose any evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction. Investigators were unable to determine the cause or origin of the reported smoke during departure.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during climb out resulting in an aerodynamic stall/spin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/114576
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N25CL/history/20080423/1410Z/KFFZ/KSNA
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20080428X00559&key=1
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2008 11:19 | robbreid | Added |
| 29-Apr-2008 01:39 | Fusko | Updated |
| 15-Mar-2011 03:30 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 10:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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