In a message dated 9/11/2006 11:08:15 A.M. Central Standard Time,=20 colyncase@earthlink.net writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>I ran=20 into a guy in New Jersey last week that claimed there was a Lancair=20
"2-place" fatal involving a lost blade on a composite prop.
T= his=20 was "about 2 months ago" on "ifr approach to orange county nj". = ;=20 The
pilot/owner was also "working in a ivp somewhere on the west= =20 coast".

Does anyone recollect such an event? If so, do you ha= ve=20 more detail?

NTSB Identification: NYC06LA136
14 CFR Part 91: General=20 Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, June 02, 2006 in Montgomery,=20 NY
Aircraft: Howe/Wilmer Lancair 360, registration: N360WH
Injuries: 1= =20 Fatal.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain=20 errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report ha= s=20 been completed.
On June 2, 2006, about 1100 eastern daylight tim= e, a=20 homebuilt Lancair 360, N360WH, was destroyed when it impacted terrain, while= on=20 approach to the Orange County Airport (MGJ), Montgomery, New York. The=20 certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological=20 conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was fi= led=20 for the flight that departed the Greenwood Lake Airport (4N1), West Milford,= New=20 Jersey. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

Accor= ding=20 to initial information obtained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)= ,=20 the airplane was about 15 miles west-southwest of MGJ, when it was cleared f= or=20 the instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 3. Approximately 5=20 minutes later, the airplane's radar target disappeared and air traffic contr= ol=20 was unable to contact the pilot. The airplane impacted terrain in a wooded a= rea=20 about 4 miles south-southwest of the airport.

The airplane was highly= =20 fragmented, and displayed no evidence of fire damage. The wreckage was moved= to=20 a garage for further examination to be conducted at a later date.

The= =20 pilot reported 750 hours of total flight experience on his most recent=20 application for an FAA second class medical certificate, which was issued on= =20 November 5, 2005.

The weather reported at MGJ, about the time of the=20 accident, was: variable winds at 6 knots; visibility 9 statute miles; ceilin= g=20 700 feet overcast; temperature 66 degrees F; dew point 62 degrees F; altimet= er=20 29.90 in\hg.