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FAA accident report · LEGACY SPORT · Madras, OR · August 15, 2005

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Date
August 15, 2005 · 20:00 local
Place
Madras, OR
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N359L
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA05LA172
Reported as
Legacysport
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
229 total47 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
N359LRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2007 · MK II LEGACY SPORTS/N LS-100 · Built 2003Airframe modelMK II LEGACY SPORTEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Witness revealed seeing the aircraft doing extreme maneuvers at altitudes below 1500' AGL in the area of the accident. Investigation revealed that the engine was not running at time of impact. Additional witness reports seeing aircraft in descent spinning/rotating about the 7:00 to 8:00 nose low axis attitude, possibly out of control, and then heard the impact. Aircraft was destroyed. Two fatalities.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESS REVEALED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT DOING EXTREME MANEUVERS AT ALTITUDES BELOW 1500' AGL IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AT TIME OF IMPACT. ADDITIONAL WITNESS REPORTS SEEING AIRCRAFT IN DESCENT SPINNING/ROTATING ABOUT THE 7:00 TO 8:00 NOSE LOW AXIS ATTITUDE, POSSIBLY OUT OF CONTROL, AND THEN HEARD THE IMPACT. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. TWO FATALITIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA05LA172Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMadras, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent collision with the ground.Aug 16, 2005 · Substantial damage