# Accident 20211212021179A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL18, Abbeville, LA, December 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2021, 13:30 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Airport: Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9747° N, 92.1343° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9747&lon=-92.1343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1477D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1477D-2022-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL18 (registry code 0600085, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental OX-340 series (registry code 17489, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-ox-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL18
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR OX-340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211212021179A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/12/2021, PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED KIYA FROM RUNWAY 34 WHILE OPERATING  N1477D, AN AL18 AIRCRAFT WITH SERIAL # AL-1238 AT APPROX 1950 UTC. AFTER CLIMBING TO ABOUT 700 FEET, THE PILOT BEAGN TO SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SCENT. PILOT CUT OFF POWER TO AIRCRAFT AND LANDEND SAFELYAT BASE 34. AFTER LANDING, PILOT TURNED OFF ENGINE, AND INSPECTED INTERIOR OF AIRCAFT COCKPIT AREA WHEN HE DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK SEAT AREA. PILOT THEN NOTICED FLAMES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT AND CALLED EMERGENCY SERVICES (911). AIRCRAFT FIRE ENSUED, BURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE POINT OF A TOTAL LOSS. LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED ON SCENE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 CEN22LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA072), Dec 12, 2021: American Legend AL18 (N1477D), Abbeville, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: An electrical fire for reasons that could not be determined.

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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