Corley LANCAIR N6RC

Summary

On 24 September 1994 at about 17:00 local time, a Corley LANCAIR registered N6RC, operated by Ronald W. Corley, was involved in an accident near Ramona, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 September 1994 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ramona, California, United States

Nearest airport

Ramona (L39)

Coordinates

32.7902, -116.9594

Aircraft

Corley LANCAIR

Registration

N6RC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ronald W. Corley

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Sedona

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX94LA375

2 people died.

the pilot's premature lift-off and failure to obtain the requisite minimum airspeed for flight, failure to maintain control of his airplane, and inadvertent stalling during initial climb. Factors which contributed to the accident related to the pilot's improper use of the elevator control and the overweight condition of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE LIFT-OFF AT A SLOW AIRSPEED, AND THEN BEGIN CLIMBING AT AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NOSE-UP PITCH ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS ROCKED, THE PITCH ATTITUDE DID NOT DECREASE, AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ABOUT 500 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AND BURNED. THE FAA REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AT 340 POUNDS OVER ITS RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.