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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · BR Legend TURBINE LEGEND · West Columbia, SC · May 23, 2015

Date: May 23, 2015 · 09:21 local
Place: West Columbia, SC
Airport: Columbia Metropolitan Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N42BR
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15FA221
Reported as: BR Legend Turbine Legend
Reported engine: WALTER 601D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 428 in this make and model

N42BRRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2018 · BR Legend TURBINE LEGENDS/N 127 · Built 2003 Airframe modelBR Legend TURBINE LEGEND Engine modelWalter 601DTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 23, 2015, about 0921 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur built Br Legend LLC Turbine Legend, N42BR, registered to Br Legend LLC, operated by a private individual, collided with trees and a pond about 1 nautical mile west of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (cae), West Columbia, south carolina. Visual

Meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and was on a VFR flight plan for the 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 personal flight from cae to ashville regional airport (avl), ashville, north carolina. The airplane was destroyed and the

Commercial certificated pilot, and a dog were fatally injured. The flight originated about 5 minutes earlier from cae.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 23, 2015, ABOUT 0921 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT BR LEGEND LLC TURBINE LEGEND, N42BR, REGISTERED TO BR LEGEND LLC, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A POND ABOUT 1 NAUTICAL MILE WEST OF THE COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (CAE), WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL

METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM CAE TO ASHVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (AVL), ASHVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE

COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT, AND A DOG WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 5 MINUTES EARLIER FROM CAE.

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 ERA15FA221Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWest Columbia, SCAn engine flame-out due to fuel starvation as the result of an improperly-installed auxiliary fuel pump fitting, and the pilot's failure to promptly feather the propeller following the engine-flame out, which resulted in decreased glide capability and impact…May 23, 2015 · Destroyed