# NTSB Accident CHI06FA010
> **Plavcan Lancair 235** · 2005-10-14 · Rootstown, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI06FA010
- **Event ID:** 20051019X01689
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-10-14
- **Location:** Rootstown, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.099166, -81.198333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Plavcan
- **Model:** Lancair 235
- **Registration:** N235U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout during cruise flight, which resulted in their failure to see and avoid each other and a midair collision.

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