Lancair IV N5SV accident near Haslet, Texas, October 7, 2026
Lancair IV, registration N5SV, was involved in an accident near Haslet, Texas on October 7, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case CEN27FA006 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 0 minutes of the flight after departing the Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt area (KAFW), reaching a maximum of 1,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:52 UTC, at 800 ft and 80 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 11 km from Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt (KAFW).
The nearest weather report, from KAFW (10 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- October 7, 2026
- Location
- Haslet, Texas
- Aircraft
- Lancair IV
- Registration
- N5SV
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN27FA006 (In work)
- Departure area
- Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt (KAFW)
- Nearest airport
- Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt (KAFW)
- Recorded flight
- 0 min, max 1,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:52 UTC, 800 ft, 80 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN27FA006; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.