Hamer LANCAIR 235 N84LH

Summary

On 10 August 2000 at about 23:00 local time, a Hamer LANCAIR 235 registered N84LH was involved in an accident near Chiloquin, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 August 2000 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chiloquin, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

42.9995, -121.6298

Aircraft

Hamer LANCAIR 235

Registration

N84LH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chiloquin → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00LA157

Nobody was injured.

Loss of engine power due to a fracture and separation of the engine's crankshaft. A factor was a vehicle on the roadway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after takeoff, at an altitude of approximately 150 feet above ground level (AGL), the airplane developed a rough running engine and the pilot initiated a forced landing to a nearby highway. The pilot stated that he planned on landing the airplane on a non-congested area of the highway, however, the aircraft collided with a flatbed tractor-trailer combination that was traveling on the Interstate. Post-accident inspection and teardown of the airplane's engine revealed that the engine's crankshaft was fractured and had separated between the number three and number four crankpins.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.