# Accident 20090131000739A: Hall LANCAIRLEGAY, Longmont, CO, January 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2009, 17:45 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1586° N, 105.1581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1586&lon=-105.1581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N939CB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HALL LANCAIRLEGAY
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 70 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090131000739A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 31, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME A LANCAIR LEGACY MODEL LEG2 SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N939CB, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON LANDING AT LONGMONT, CO.  VANCE BRAND AIRPORT (KLMO).  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CLEAR AND CALM AND THE VISIBILITY WAS UNLIMITED.

## 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 CEN09LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA207), Jan 31, 2009: Hall Steven C Lancair LE (N939CB), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft pitch control resulting in the airplane impacting the terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to ensure the canopy was fully locked…

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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