Crash location | 36.443611°N, 99.515000°W |
Nearest city | Woodward, OK
36.433648°N, 99.390386°W 7.0 miles away |
Tail number | N92WL |
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Accident date | 02 May 2018 |
Aircraft type | LAMINAR Lancair 360 |
Additional details: | None |
On May 2, 2018, about 1620 central daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Laminar Lancair 360 airplane, N92WL, experienced a total loss of engine power during cruise flight and impacted terrain during a forced landing to a field about 1/2 mile from the Woodward Municipal Airport (WWR), Woodward, Oklahoma. The pilot and one passenger were not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was owned by an individual and operated by the pilot under the provisions of the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, which was operated on an instrument flight plan. The flight departed the Lee Summit Municipal Airport (LXT), Lee's Summit, Missouri, about 1416, and was en route to the Dalhart Municipal Airport, Dalhart, Texas.
At 1555, the surface weather observation at WRR was wind 160° at 23 knots, gusting to 32 knots; visibility 10 miles; scattered clouds 4,700 ft, scattered clouds 5,500 ft, scattered clouds 6,500 ft; temperature 27° C; dew point 15° C; and altimeter 29.78 inches of mercury. Lightning observed distant to northeast, south, and west.