Mk Ii Legacy Sport accident near Madras, OR
On August 16, 2005, a Mk Ii Legacy Sport (airplane) was involved in an accident near Madras, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 16, 2005
- Place
- Madras, OR
- Aircraft
- Mk Ii Legacy Sport · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.467°N, 120.999°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050817X01271
NTSB summary
On August 15, 2005, about 1940 Pacific daylight time, a MK II Legacy Sport experimental airplane, N359L, impacted terrain in an uncontrolled descent approximately 20 miles southeast of Madras, Oregon. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot and the passenger received fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to JCB5 Inc. of Redmond, Oregon, and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed from Roberts Field Airport in Redmond about 1910. According to the General Manager of Lancair, Inc., of Redmond, the pilot was employed by Lancair as a salesman. Lancair manufactures and sells kits for several models of single engine airplanes. The accident airplane was a Lancair Legacy Sport, used by the company for demonstration and training flights. The purpose of the accident flight was to maintain the pilot's currency. The passenger was a friend of the pilot; he was not a Lancair customer or employee. According to records obtained by the FAA inspector who responded to the scene of the accident, the airplane was fueled immediately prior to the flight with 20 gallons of 100LL fuel. Ten gallons were added to each wing tank. The General Manager of Lancair stated that at maximum power, the airplane's fuel burn rate would be about 16 gallons per hour. During a telephone interview conducted by an NTSB investigator, a witness, who was at her residence approximately 9 miles southwest of the accident site, reported observing the airplane
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent collision with the ground.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
