CESSNA 140 near Louisa, VA — 2009-09-05
Final reportERA09LA506
- Date
- 2009-09-05
- Location
- Louisa, VA, USA
- Airport
- LKU
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 140
- Registration
- N3656V
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The Cessna pilot's inadequate visual lookout.
NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Cessna was taxiing to the runway for takeoff when she impacted a Lancair that was holding short of the runway. The Cessna pilot had seen the Lancair in front of her, but briefly lost sight of it prior to the collision. Following the collision, both pilots shut down their airplanes and exited without incident. They observed that the Cessna's propeller had struck the right horizontal stabilizer and empennage of the Lancair several times, resulting in substantial damage to the Lancair.
NTSB coding
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