# Accident 20120301002849A: Hemp Timothy LEGACY 2000, Belen, NM, March 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2012, 05:35 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Alexander Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6510° N, 106.7696° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6510&lon=-106.7696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273TE-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hemp Timothy LEGACY 2000 (registry code 056113I, https://openairdocs.org/model/hemp-timothy-legacy-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEMP TIMOTHY LEGACY 2000
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,013 total, 46 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120301002849A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 1, 2012 AT 05:35 MST, AN EXPERIMENTAL, LANCAIR LEGACY 2000, N273TE, REGISTERED TO GEORGE J. WESTBROOK IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILES WEST OF ALEXANDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E80) NEAR BELEN, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A VFR FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PIC AND OTHER PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALEXANDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BELEN, NEW MEXICO ON MARCH 1, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 05:30 MST.

## 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 CEN12FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA174), Mar 1, 2012: Hemp Timothy Legacy 2000 (N273TE), Belen, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the airplane during the hours of darkness…

## Other reports on N273TE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20081102850559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081102850559A), Nov 2, 2008: Hempti LEGACY2000 (N273TE), Socorro, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 2, 2008 at 1300 MST, a timothy hemp (Lancair) legacy 2000, N273TE registered to [privacy data omitted] skidded of the departure end of runway…

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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