American Legend AL3 N156WB

Summary

On 31 May 2016 at about 15:45 local time, a American Legend AL3 registered N156WB was involved in an accident near Elberta, Alabama, United States. One person was 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.

Date

31 May 2016 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Elberta, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Perdido Winds Airpark (AL08)

Coordinates

30.4244, -87.5353

Aircraft

American Legend AL3

Registration

N156WB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elberta → Elberta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA16LA199

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the engine ran normally during a postaccident engine test run with no anomalies noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The sport pilot reported that he had conducted two uneventful touch-and-go landings in the light-sport airplane. After the pilot climbed the airplane to about 200 ft above ground level, the engine lost total power. The pilot tried to turn back to the airport, but the airplane lost altitude and struck some trees about 50 ft short of the runway. The pilot observed fuel "pouring out" of the airplane and shut off the electrical system before exiting the airplane. During a postaccident test run of the engine at several power settings, the engine performed normally with no anomalies noted. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.