# NTSB WPR14WA034: Lancair Legacy, Shepparton, Australia, October 25, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 25, 2013
- Place: Shepparton, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14WA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88314/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14WA034

## Factual narrative

On October 25, 2013 about 1410 local time, an amateur built Lancair Legacy airplane, Australian registration VH-ICZ, collided with terrain near Shepparton, Australia. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a personal flight under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Australia. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel: +612 6274 6054 Fax: +612 6274 6434 www.atsb.gov.au

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-ICZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIR LEGACY (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: L2K-305
- Engines: CONTINENTAL MOTORS IO-550 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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