American Legend AL-3 N907DC
10 May 2014 · Osage, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 May 2014 at about 22:00 local time, a American Legend AL-3 registered N907DC, operated by Charles E. Butcher, was involved in an accident near Osage, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Osage, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.2895, -93.2893
- Aircraft
- American Legend AL-3
- Registration
- N907DC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2007
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Charles E. Butcher
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- No. Little Rock → Berryville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA238
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's repeated attempts to take off from an unimproved field with tall grass.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot made several attempts to take off from an unimproved field with 3-foot tall grass. In the last attempt, the airplane lifted off but could not climb out of the tall grass. The pilot elected to reject the takeoff. The airplane touched down and nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other American Legend AL-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2020 | American Legend AL-3 CUB | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2006 | American Legend AL-3 | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | Millard W. George | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2014 | Cessna 210E | Oden, Arkansas, United States | State of Arkansas Forestry Commission | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Oneida, Arkansas, United States | 4R Aviation, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2014 | Air Tractor AT 502 | Dell, Arkansas, United States | Simpson Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B | Lake City, Arkansas, United States | McCormack, TIM DUB | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2014 | Cessna 182R | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | Lain Charles M | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2014 | Gulfstream Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G 164C | Beech Grove, Arkansas, United States | HDS Inc | No injuries | - |