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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY · Powell, ID · July 28, 2014

Date: July 28, 2014 · 08:50 local
Place: Powell, ID
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N29MM
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14FA316
Reported as: Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,420 total20 in the last 90 days

N29MMRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACYS/N L2K-197 · Built 2009 Airframe modelMeyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was flying over the clearwater forest west of lolo pass and the montana/idaho state line when he reported loss of oil pressure and oil on the windscreen. The engine lost power and the aircraft's left wing initially hit a tree snag approx. 40 feet from the ground. Debris field was approx. 365 feet long. No fire. Elevation of ground at crash site approx. 6500 feel MSL.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING OVER THE CLEARWATER FOREST WEST OF LOLO PASS AND THE MONTANA/IDAHO STATE LINE WHEN HE REPORTED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND OIL ON THE WINDSCREEN. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING INITIALLY HIT A TREE SNAG APPROX. 40 FEET FROM THE GROUND. DEBRIS FIELD WAS APPROX. 365 FEET LONG. NO FIRE. ELEVATION OF GROUND AT CRASH SITE APPROX. 6500 FEEL MSL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR14FA316Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLolo Pass, IDThe fatigue fracture of an engine connecting rod, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure and a forced landing in unsuitable terrain.Jul 28, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N29MM · 1

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

Incident 20100625038569ITakeoff: Rotation · Burns, ORPilot stated that immediately after lift-off the right wing of the aircraft dropped significantly. After applying and releasing left aileron correction to level the wings, the right wing again dropped, possibly scraping the runway surface, with the aircraft…Jun 25, 2010 · Minor damage