Amateur-built LANCAIR 235 accident near Chiloquin, Oregon, August 10, 2000
On August 10, 2000 at about 11:00 pm local time, a amateur-built LANCAIR 235, registered N84LH, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chiloquin, Oregon. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
Loss of engine power due to a fracture and separation of the engine's crankshaft. A factor was a vehicle on the roadway.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 10, 2000 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Chiloquin, Oregon · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built LANCAIR 235 LANCAIR 23
- Registration
- N84LH · no longer on the register · serial 173
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
Shortly after takeoff, at an altitude of approximately 150 feet above ground level (AGL), the airplane developed a rough running engine and the pilot initiated a forced landing to a nearby highway. The pilot stated that he planned on landing the airplane on a non-congested area of the highway, however, the aircraft collided with a flatbed tractor-trailer combination that was traveling on the Interstate. Post-accident inspection and teardown of the airplane's engine revealed that the engine's crankshaft was fractured and had separated between the number three and number four crankpins.
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
- Flight time: 768 hours in all; 606 in this make and model; 11 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 768 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 450 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 12, 2000; 16 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-290-G (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2S7 Chiloquin OR at 11:00 pm
- Destination: 2S7
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:53 pm from KLM, 180 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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