What happened
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10/6/2019 St. louis FSDO was informed of a fatal aircraft crash in a wooded area south of Bixby MO. The inspector who received the initial call was informed that around 0847 an ELT transmission was received and that civil air patrol had located accident sometime around 1615. The pilot was the only person onboard and was fatally injured.
10//7/2019 Data was collected indicating aircraft N10LG a Lancair Legacy departed creve coeur airport (1H0) sometime around 0825, and depatured the area to the south without making radio contact or creating a flight plan. After speaking with individuals that had been with the pilot prior to departure it was determined that the aircrafts destination was spicewood (88R), the pilots home airport. The aircraft crashed sometime around 0847 in a wooded area southwest of Bixby MO, about 300 yards off forest road 2369. The nearest weather reporting ktbn fort leonard wood indicated that near the time of the crash low ceilings and rain/drizzle were present. Speci ktbn 060811Z auto 34005KT 10SM OVC021 18/16 A3004 rmk AO2 RAE09DZB09E11 SLP166. This data was confirmed by witness and recovery officials statements that were present on the day of the crash.
The aircraft was heavily damaged from impact with terrain and trees, coming to rest right side up. The debris field was confined to an area of approximately 50X50 indicated the aircraft had very little forward airspeed and an almost level attitude upon impact.
As the FAA filed it
10/6/2019 ST. LOUIS FSDO WAS INFORMED OF A FATAL AIRCRAFT CRASH IN A WOODED AREA SOUTH OF BIXBY MO. THE INSPECTOR WHO RECEIVED THE INITIAL CALL WAS INFORMED THAT AROUND 0847 AN ELT TRANSMISSION WAS RECEIVED AND THAT CIVIL AIR PATROL HAD LOCATED ACCIDENT SOMETIME AROUND 1615. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.
10//7/2019 DATA WAS COLLECTED INDICATING AIRCRAFT N10LG A LANCAIR LEGACY DEPARTED CREVE COEUR AIRPORT (1H0) SOMETIME AROUND 0825, AND DEPATURED THE AREA TO THE SOUTH WITHOUT MAKING RADIO CONTACT OR CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN. AFTER SPEAKING WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT HAD BEEN WITH THE PILOT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFTS DESTINATION WAS SPICEWOOD (88R), THE PILOTS HOME AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED SOMETIME AROUND 0847 IN A WOODED AREA SOUTHWEST OF BIXBY MO, ABOUT 300 YARDS OFF FOREST ROAD 2369. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING KTBN FORT LEONARD WOOD INDICATED THAT NEAR THE TIME OF THE CRASH LOW CEILINGS AND RAIN/DRIZZLE WERE PRESENT. SPECI KTBN 060811Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM OVC021 18/16 A3004 RMK AO2 RAE09DZB09E11 SLP166. THIS DATA WAS CONFIRMED BY WITNESS AND RECOVERY OFFICIALS STATEMENTS THAT WERE PRESENT ON THE DAY OF THE CRASH.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED FROM IMPACT WITH TERRAIN AND TREES, COMING TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS CONFINED TO AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 50X50 INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD VERY LITTLE FORWARD AIRSPEED AND AN ALMOST LEVEL ATTITUDE UPON IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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