# Accident 20040423034129A: Amtr LANCAIRLEGAY, Oakland, TN, April 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2004, 09:58 local time
- Place: Oakland, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2883° N, 89.5561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2883&lon=-89.5561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511WD-2006-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Durr Wendell LANCAIR LEGACY (registry code 05615O3, https://openairdocs.org/model/durr-wendell-lancair-legacy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRLEGAY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 105 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040423034129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INTO THE GROUND AT A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE - AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. DEBRIS FIELD STRETCHED APPROXIMATELY 25-30 YARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF IMPACT SITE AND 75 YARDS SOUTH OF SITE. NO SIGNS OF WING OR PROP IMPACT MARKS AT THE SCENE. PIECES OF BOTH AILERONS AND FLAPS FOUND IN DEBRIS FIELD SOUTH OF IMPACT SITE. ENGINE, HUB AND ONE PROPELLER FOUND APPROXIMATELY 8 1/2 FEET BELOW GROUND LEVEL (REMOVED USING A TRACK HOE). INSTRUMENT PANEL PIECES AND REMAINS REMOVED FROM SAME AREA AS THE ENGINE. MANUALS AND POSSIBLE LOG BOOKS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE - TOO WET AND MUDDY TO OPEN AT THE SITE - TRANSPORTED WITH WRECKAGE TO ATLANTA FOR NTSB IIC REVIEW VIA ATLANTA AIR SALVAGE.

## 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 ATL04LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA097), Apr 23, 2004: Durr Lancair Legacy (N511WD), Oakland, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot loss control of the airplane when he continued flight into known thunderstorm and convective activity. A factor is insufficient information provided by ATC personnel.

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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