# Accident 20050815017769A: LEGACYSPORT, Madras, OR, August 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2005, 20:00 local time
- Place: Madras, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4667° N, 120.9989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4667&lon=-120.9989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N359L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N359L-2007-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MK II LEGACY SPORT (registry code 05615DP, https://openairdocs.org/model/mk-ii-legacy-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEGACYSPORT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 47 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050815017769A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA05LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA172), Aug 16, 2005: MK II Legacy Sport (N359L), Madras, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent collision with the ground.

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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