Airplane Continued To Bank To The Right And “Went Straight Down Into The Hillside At What Sounded Like Full Engine Power.” On September 12, 2025, about 1421 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Lancair Super ES, N905ET, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mount Hamilton, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot’s sister reported that the pilot was due to depart from Ryan Field Airport (RYN), Tucson, Arizona, with the intended destination of the Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), San Jose, California.
