# Accident 20140728011889A: Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY, Powell, ID, July 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2014, 08:50 local time
- Place: Powell, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6496° N, 116.4305° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6496&lon=-116.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29MM-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY (registry code 05619OM, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-milon-jay-meyer-legacy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYER MILON JAY MEYER-LEGACY
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140728011889A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA316), Jul 28, 2014: Meyer Legacy (N29MM), Lolo Pass, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The fatigue fracture of an engine connecting rod, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure and a forced landing in unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N29MM (1)

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

- [Incident 20100625038569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100625038569I), Jun 25, 2010: Meyer Milon MEYER-LEGAC (N29MM), Burns, OR, Minor damage. Pilot stated that immediately after lift-off the right wing of the aircraft dropped significantly. After applying and releasing left aileron correction to…

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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