Amateur-built LANCAIR IV-P accident near Somerset, Pennsylvania, October 27, 1995
On October 27, 1995 at about 3:45 pm local time, a amateur-built LANCAIR IV-P, registered N960JP, was destroyed in an accident near Somerset, Pennsylvania (Somerset County airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
failure of the fuel pump driveshaft, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 27, 1995 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- Somerset, Pennsylvania · Somerset County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built LANCAIR IV-P LANCAIR IV
- Registration
- N960JP · registry record · serial 087
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane was on its maiden flight. The pilot made an approach to runway 24, then initiated a go-around. As he attempted a climb-out, the engine lost power. The pilot then lowered the nose and maneuvered the airplane for a forced landing. However, during the landing, the airplane collided with a power line and trees. An examination of the airplane revealed a failure of the fuel pump driveshaft.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,900 hours in all; 1 in this make and model; 29 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 4,900 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 4,500 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE-331-6 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2G9 at 3:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 4,697 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 17 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 7°F (-14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:40 pm from 2G9
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number NYC96LA019.