Maggs LANCAIR 4P N241DM

Summary

On 6 June 2008 at about 20:14 local time, a Maggs LANCAIR 4P registered N241DM was involved in an accident near Alhambra, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 June 2008 at 20:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Alhambra, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

38.9181, -89.6556

Aircraft

Maggs LANCAIR 4P

Registration

N241DM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denison → Louisville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08LA158

1 person died.

The pilot's decision to continue the flight into an area of known thunderstorm activity and the in-flight structural failure of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Prior to the instrument flight rules flight, the pilot received an updated weather briefing and was informed of the existence of severe thunderstorm and tornado watches and extensive convective activity along his proposed route of flight. While en route, the pilot was informed by air traffic control of areas of heavy precipitation along his flight path. The pilot continued the flight and encountered an area of extreme precipitation. Communication and radar position information were lost. The airplane's fuselage was found separate from the wings and tail surfaces. The wreckage trail was about 4 miles long, indicating that the airplane experienced an in-flight structural failure before impacting the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.