American Legend AL18 N1477D
12 December 2021 · Abbeville, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 December 2021 at about 19:50 local time, a American Legend AL18 registered N1477D was involved in an accident near Abbeville, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Abbeville, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Abbeville Chris Crusta Memoria (IYA)
- Coordinates
- 29.9747, -92.1343
- Aircraft
- American Legend AL18
- Registration
- N1477D
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2021
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN22LA072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An electrical fire for reasons that could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after takeoff, he turned onto the downwind leg of the traffic pattern and smelled an electrical odor. He continued to land, stopped the airplane, and shut off the engine and electrical systems. As he tried to determine where the smell originated, he saw smoke from the rear seat area and then he saw flames from the left side of the airplane. He exited the airplane and it continued to burn. The airplane sustained fire damage to the fuselage and both wings. In a telephone conversation with the pilot, he noted that the only electrical components he was aware of in the area where he first saw the smoke was near the electronic connector for his active noise-cancelling headset. Due to the amount of fire damage, it was not possible to determine the source of the electrical fire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other American Legend AL18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2024 | American Legend AL18 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2017 | American Legend AL18 | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2021 | Air Tractor AT-502A | Clayton, Louisiana, United States | Ferriday Flying Service Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 2021 | Robinson R44 II | Gonzales, Louisiana, United States | Down River Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 2021 | Sub-Sonex JSX-2 | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Oct 2021 | Bell 206 | Gonzales, Louisiana, United States | Louisiana Department of Public Safety | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2021 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Newellton, Louisiana, United States | Tensas Flying Service LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 2021 | Robinson R44 II | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |