Caught this one on the FAA accident website. According to the registration
data it was a turbocharged model so I suppose it was a Columbia 400
undergoing certification spin testing. Sobering. Thought I'd pass it along.

Ted Stanley



IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 166PD        Make/Model: LC40      Description: LC-41-550FG
LANCAIR
  Date: 08/27/2003     Time: 1743

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
  City: MILLICAN   State: OR   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT WHILE CONDUCTING A SPIN TEST WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER, SPIN CHUTE
DID
  NOT JETTISON, PILOT PARACHUTED OUT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN,
  MILLICAN, OR

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:

WEATHER: METAR KRDM 271756Z VRB03KT 8SM CLR 19/09 A3007

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Pleasure      Phase: Maneuver      Operation: General Aviation

  Departed: UNK                         Dep Date:    Dep. Time:
  Destination: UNK                      Flt Plan: UNK          Wx Briefing:
U
  Last Radio Cont: UNK
  Last Clearance: UNK

  FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, OR  (NM09)                  Entry date: 08/28/2003