ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269525
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 November 2021 |
| Time: | 10:03 |
| Type: |  Zenith Zodiac CH-601 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N22XF |
| MSN: | 6-3611 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2021 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oak Hill, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Massey Ranch Airpark, FL (X50) |
| Oak Hill, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On November 10, 2021, about 1003 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built Zenith CH601, N22XF, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Oak Hill, Florida. The pilot/builder/owner was fatally injured. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
According to radar data, after takeoff, the pilot flew for about 3 minutes at an altitude of about 200 ft above ground level before making a left turn at a ground speed of 98 knots. Shortly after the turn, the radar data ended. The wreckage was located in heavily wooded, jungle-like terrain, in the immediate vicinity of the last radar return. An on-scene examination revealed the airplane likely impacted trees then the ground in a steep nose-down attitude at a high rate of speed. There was a strong odor of aviation fuel around the impact area. All major components of the airplane were located at the accident site.
The engine was buried about 2 ft into the ground and the empennage was folded forward over the cockpit area. The two-blade wooden propeller was fragmented but located in the impact crater with the engine. Examination of the airplane wreckage and engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation at the time of impact. As such, it could not be determined why the airplane descended to ground impact.
Toxicological testing of postmortem specimens from the pilot were positive for ethanol and nbutanol. Detection of these substances was most likely due to postmortem production (rather than consumption) and likely did not contribute to the accident.
Probable Cause: A loss of airplane control while maneuvering at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/11/11/pilots-body-plane-wreckage-found-in-oak-hill-hours-after-initial-search-deputies-say/
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104235
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
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The NTSB is investigating the crash Wednesday of a Zenith Zodiac in Oak Hill, Florida.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) November 11, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2021 15:11 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 12-Nov-2021 15:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2021 22:42 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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