Preliminary Reports

At 1828 Eastern time, the airplane collided nose-first into the Atlantic Ocean, 150 yards off the beach. Visual conditions prevailed; an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight instructor and private pilot aboard were killed. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane sank in approximately 16 feet of water. During the recovery process, the engine, firewall, instrument panel and pedestal, cabin floor assembly, vertical stabilizer with rudder and right horizontal stabilizer with elevator were floated to the surface using airbags and pulled to shore with a crane.

The airplane was destroyed at about 2040 Central time during a loss of control following a touch-and-go maneuver. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured; the two remaining passengers sustained serious injuries. Night visual conditions prevailed. An individual in a house approximately 1100 feet west of the accident site later reported hearing an airplanes engine either accelerate or decelerate, followed by a “thud” sound.

At about 1800 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a partial loss of engine power after takeoff from a private airstrip. The private pilot was not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot later reported the airplane sat for approximately a month prior to the accident flight, with its wing fuel tanks about one-quarter full. His preflight inspection included sumping the fuel tanks, and he thought he had removed all water and contamination from the fuel tanks.

At 1147 Pacific time, the airplane impacted the ground in a storage facility after performing a precautionary low pass. The private pilot and private-certificated passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual conditions prevailed. While maneuvering to land, the pilot reported problems with the airplanes landing gear. He performed a low approach, during which tower personnel reported the gear appeared to be down.

The commercial pilot was in the airplanes right seat and was performing touch and go landings. The airplane began skidding on the snow and weathervaning into the wind during the landing roll, and then went off the runway and into the snow. Substantial damage occurred to ribs in the airplanes right wing. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the accident flight.

At approximately 1700 Central time, the airplane was substantially damaged during a forced landing. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot was seriously injured and the flight instructor-rated passenger sustained minor injuries.

The airplane was substantially damaged at about 1100 Eastern time after a loss of engine power and forced landing. The commercial pilot and the private pilot-rated passenger were not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. Subsequently, the pilot/owner gave a comprehensive account of the preflight planning, preflight inspection, takeoff and flight to an area north of his departure airport with no anomalies noted. Once established in an area clear of traffic, the pilot allowed his passenger to do some maneuvering and become accustomed to the airplane, as it was his first flight in a Lancair.

At about 1757 Eastern time, the airplane crashed in a wooded area adjacent to the airport during a visual approach, incurring substantial damage. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot received minor injuries and the passenger was killed.

The pilot reported the nosewheel had just touched during a normal, full-stop landing when he lost control. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, impacted airport signage and other obstructions, and came to rest 450 feet to the left of the centerline.

The private pilot was landing in calm wind conditions when the left main gear collapsed. The airplane veered to the right and, although the pilot attempted to keep the airplane on the runway by applying engine power and right aileron, it went off the runway and spun, resulting in structural damage to the fuselage.