# Accident 20091121022409A: Amtr LEGACY2000, Freedom, CA, November 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2009, 13:15 local time
- Place: Freedom, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9425° N, 121.7836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9425&lon=-121.7836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7JX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7JX-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Budd John B LEGACY (registry code 056146P, https://openairdocs.org/model/budd-john-b-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 LEGACY2000
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 750 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091121022409A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/21/09 AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 PST AIRCRAFT N7JX, A LANCAIR, WAS INBOUND TO SAN CARLOS AIRPORT, SAN CARLOS, CA WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET.  THE PILOT CALLED OAKLAND FLIGHT WATCH ON FREQUENCY 122.0 AND REPORTED HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE WITH SMOKE AND FIRE IN THE COCKPIT.  THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED HE HAD THE WATSONVILLE AIRPORT IN SIGHT AND WOULD TRY TO LAND THERE.  AT 5500 FEET THERE WAS NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED CRASHED IN AN APPLE ORCHARD 1/4 MILE FROM FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 20 AT THE WATSONVILLE AIRPORT.  ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DUE TO AN APPARENT STALL/SPIN.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR10LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA063), Nov 21, 2009: Budd Lancair Legacy (N7JX), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to oil starvation and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while approaching the landing area resulting in an aerodynamic stall, rapid descent, and collision with…

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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