# Accident 20010209004479A: Extra EA300, Leesburg, FL, February 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2001, 09:15 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8269° N, 81.8153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8269&lon=-81.8153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301NL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N301NL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 (registry code 70218DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA EA300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010209004479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) SAME AS NARRATIVE FOR MIA-01-FA-074-A. NOTE: LARRY BRIAN TAGUE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT ACTING IN THE CAPACITY OF A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR THIS FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA01FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA074), Feb 9, 2001: Flugzeugbau EA-300 (N301NL), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot of N123WA and the failure of both pilots of N301NL to adequately insure visual separation between their aircraft and other aircraft in the landing pattern, resulting in a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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