3 fatal · Hall Lancair IV-P · 2004-05-31 · Vermontville, MI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI04LA129
Event ID
20040604X00740
Type
Accident
Date
2004-05-31
Location
Vermontville, MI, USA
Coordinates
42.630001, -85.060554
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Hall
Model
Lancair IV-P
Registration
N707SH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The failure of Air Route Traffic Control Center controllers to provide adverse weather avoidance assistance as required by FAA directives, which led to the airplane's encounter with a thunderstorm and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to conduct flight into an area of known thunderstorms. "THIS CASE WAS MODIFIED 11/16/2006."