Peterson Lancair Legacy accident near Bowie, AZ
On October 19, 2017, a Peterson Lancair Legacy (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bowie, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 19, 2017
- Place
- Bowie, AZ
- Aircraft
- Peterson Lancair Legacy · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.369°N, 109.566°W
- NTSB ID
- 20171019X70539
Official records · WPR18FA011
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Recorded Air Traffic Control Radar Data (Plot): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Radar Data: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 19, 2017, at 0834 mountain standard time, a Peterson Lancair Legacy 2000, N259L, departed controlled flight and collided with desert terrain near Bowie, Arizona. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot, who built the airplane, was operating the airplane as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight departed from Eagle Roost Airpark, Aguila, Arizona, about 0810 with a planned destination of Garner Field, Uvalde, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot had planned to fly the airplane from its base in Aguila to Uvalde, about 745 nautical miles (nm) to the southeast to attend a fly-in. A flight plan outlining the pilot's intended route of flight was found in the wreckage. The flight plan showed that the pilot planned to depart at 0810 and reach the Buckeye VORTAC at 0839 and the San Simon VORTAC located about 210 nm southeast of the Buckeye VORTAC. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data revealed that the airplane flew southeast at a cruising altitude of about 10,000 ft mean sea level (msl). The last nine radar returns occurred between 0833:16 to 0834:13. During that time, the airplane's altitude decreased from 9,850 to 7,550 ft msl. The last radar return was located about 100 ft east of the accident location (see figure 1). The airplane wreckage was located about 17 nm northwest of the San Simon VORTAC. Figure 1. Last radar returns for the accident flight. A witness who was in his front
Probable cause
An in-flight loss of control due to a bird strike.
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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.
