# Accident 20141018018099A: Viguie G/Viguie M LANCAIR LEGACY, Livingston, TX, October 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2014, 18:00 local time
- Place: Livingston, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9667° N, 94.0719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9667&lon=-94.0719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Viguie G/Viguie M LANCAIR LEGACY (registry code 056247B, https://openairdocs.org/model/viguie-g-viguie-m-lancair-legacy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VIGUIE G/VIGUIE M LANCAIR LEGACY
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141018018099A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/18/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 CST AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JASPER COUNTY-BELL FIELD (JAS), JASPER, TEXAS WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF BURNETT, TEXAS.

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT CONTACTED HOUSTON CENTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY STATING THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FIRE.

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED JUST OFF FM 942 W, LIVINGSTON, TEXAS.

A WITNESS STATED THAT HE AND HIS SON WERE IN THEIR PASTURE WHEN THEY HEARD A SMALL PLANE.THEY NOTED THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING ROUGH.

WHEN THEY SAW THE AIRPLANE IT WAS TO THEIR WEST, TRAVELING NORTH TO SOUTH.

WITNESS STATED THERE APPEARED TO BE FLAMES UNDER THE ENGINE AND IT WAS RUNNING ROUGHER AND STARTING TO CUT OUT.

WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A DESCENDING LEFT TURN HEADING BACK TO THE NORTH AND THE PLANE WENT INTO A PASTURE ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THEM.

THE WITNESS WENT ON TO STATE AS HE AND HIS SON WENT TO ASSIST THE PILOT THEY HEARD A LOUD CRUNCH AND SAW A FIRE BALL. AS THEY GOT CLOSER THEY SAW THE PILOT WALKING TOWARD THEM.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS TAKEN BY MEDICAL HELICOPTER TO UTMB, GALVESTON, TEXAS.

INVESTIGATION OF THE CRASH SIGHT DISCLOSED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.

ON IMPACT THE PROPELLER WAS BROKEN OFF AND DID NOT APPEAR THE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER.

AFTER IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL UP AN INCLINE. THE  ENGING COWLING AND FLAPS WERE KNOCKED OFF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE FIRST IMPACE POINT.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 230 FEET FROM THE FIRST IMPACT POINT, AT THE TOP OF THE INCLINE BETWEEN A FENCE AND SOME TREES.

## 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 CEN15LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA018), Oct 18, 2014: Viguie G/Viguie M Lancair Legacy (N550AC), Livingston, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: A catastrophic and uncontained engine failure due to oil starvation. Contributing to the accident was the missing No. 3 cylinder intake rocker cover for reasons that could not be determined based on…

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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