ANOTHER SMALL PLANE HITS THE DUST: A SMALL PRIVATE AIRPLANE (A TURBINE LEGEND) CRASHED INTO A POND OFF OLD BARNWELL ROAD IN LEXINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

MAY 23, 2015

WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WLTX)

Lexington County deputies say a small private airplane, a BR Legend Turbine Legend, crashed into a pond off Old Barnwell Road in Lexington County on Saturday Morning.

Major John Allard with the Lexington Sheriff's Department says the aircraft went down into a pond near the Pine Grove Sports Complex. The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed the aircraft is an Experimental BR Legend.

The FAA says the aircraft took off from Runway 11 of Columbia Metropolitan Airport at 9:20 a.m. on its way to Asheville, North Carolina. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot reported a mechanical problem, and the plane was on its way back to the airport when it went down.

The fate of the pilot is not known. Local investigators could also not confirm if there were any other passengers on the plane.

There will be road closures on Old Barnwell Road at both ends of Collumwood Circle due to the investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board is on its way to the scene and will lead the probe.

Date:	23-MAY-2015
Time:	09:15
Type:	BR Legend Turbine Legend
Owner/operator:	BR Legend LLC
Registration:	N42BR
C/n / msn:	127
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Unknown
Location:	Near Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE), Columbia, SC -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Columbia Metro (KCAE)
Destination airport:	Asheville Rgnl (KALV)

Narrative:
The aircraft, an experimental BR Lengend built Turbine Legend, impacted a pond west of Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE), Columbia, South Carolina, shortly after takeoff. The airplane sustained unreported damage and injuries are also unreported.

Sources:

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=176314 http://www.wltx.com/story/news/2015/05/23/plane-crash-in-lexington-county/27836109/ http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KCAE/departures http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N42BR
http://photovalet.com/344210