Lanier James A Talon XP near Cleveland, GA — 2008-07-02
- Date
- 2008-07-02
- Location
- Cleveland, GA, USA
- Airport
- 0GE5
- Aircraft
- Lanier James A Talon XP
- Registration
- N1974L
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatalities
- 1
Probable cause
An inadvertent stall during the initial climb.
NTSB narrative
During the takeoff, the experimental light-sport airplane flew level, about 50 feet above the runway, until about 900 feet of runway remained. The airplane then pitched up "sharply," and climbed to about 150 feet before it entered a stall and pitched nose down. The airplane impacted the ground at a near 60-degree angle and "exploded." Examination of the wreckage revealed no obvious mechanical deficiencies with the airframe or engine. The pilot held the necessary pilot certificate required to operate the airplane, and had accumulated 225 total hours of flight experience, with 142 hours in the accident airplane make and model. Doxazosin, a prescription medication that lowers blood pressure and can reduce G-tolerance, was found on post-mortem toxicology testing. No definitive determination could be made as to any role of the medication in the accident.
NTSB coding
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