# Accident 20140510005769A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3, Osage, AR, May 10, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Osage, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2895° N, 93.2893° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2895&lon=-93.2893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL3 (registry code 060002K, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140510005769A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/10/2014 A LIGHT SPORT AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT, MODEL AL3 REGISTRATION NUMBER N907DC WAS TAKING OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP LOCATED AT OSAGE ARKANSAS CARROL COUNTY. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY AN ATP RATED PILOT WITH A VALID 2ND CLASS MEDICAL.   THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY AIRBORNE, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO BANK LEFT,  PILOT TRIED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER WITH THE TOP RESTING ON THE GROUND.   2 PEOPLE ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN14CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA238), May 10, 2014: American Legend AL-3 (N907DC), Osage, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's repeated attempts to take off from an unimproved field with tall grass.

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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