ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175467
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| Date: | Friday 27 March 2015 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Zenith CH701 |
| Owner/operator: | Zenith AFTV LLC |
| Registration: | N701VZ |
| MSN: | 7-6687 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairfield, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cedar Valley, UT (UT99) |
| Delle, UT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he thought he smelled smoke in the cockpit while en route to his destination. During a precautionary landing on a dirt road, the pilot stated he encountered a "dust devil" as the airplane touched down, and the airplane veered into a ditch. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. Winds in the area were reported light and variable. The pilot holds a repairman certificate for the airplane; he reported a post-accident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have resulted in abnormal operation of the airplane. He did not find anything related to the smell of the smoke.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a precautionary off airport landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=701VZ
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2015 00:28 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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