NTSB Identification: LAX08LA253
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, August 01, 2008 in Cliffdell, WA
Aircraft: Long Lancair ES, registration: N45EL
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On August 1, 2008, about 1433 Pacific daylight time, an amateur built experimental Long Lancair ES, N45EL, disappeared from radar contact and lost radio contact 40 miles northwest of Yakima, Washington. The airplane wreckage was located 9 miles northwest of Cliffdell, Washington. The private pilot operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot and single passenger were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at Ketchikan, Alaska.

The wreckage will be recovered for examination at a later date.