# Accident 20160531010689A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3, Elberta, AL, May 31, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Elberta, AL
- Airport: Perdido Winds Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4244° N, 87.5353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4244&lon=-87.5353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156WB-2018-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL3 (registry code 060002K, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200-D (registry code 17409, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 194 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160531010689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.  ON CLIMBOUT FROM THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO AT 200 FEET AGL THE ENGINE SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.  THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY.  ON SCENE INSPECTOR WAS ABLE TO FIND EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND.  DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE THE INSPECTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THE AMOUNT OF FUEL PRESENT.  THE INSPECTOR DID NOTICE FUEL PRESENT IN THE FUEL STRAINER.  THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE WAS OPEN.  THE #2 SPARK PLUG SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FOULING OR SOOT.  THE ENGINE WAS DELIVERED TO CONTINENTAL MOTORS FOR INSPECTION.  THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED IN A TEST CELL. THE ENGINE PERFORMED TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.  THE TEST WAS WITNESSED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR.

## 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 ERA16LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA199), May 31, 2016: American Legend AL3 (N156WB), Elberta, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the engine ran normally during a postaccident engine test run with no anomalies noted.

## Other reports on N156WB (1)

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

- [Accident 20140225002549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140225002549A), Feb 25, 2014: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3 (N156WB), Gulf Shores, AL, Substantial damage. On February 25, 2014, the pilot of N156WB was instructing a student while landing at Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Upon touchdown the aircraft…

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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