# Accident 19930612018039A: Merrin Claude E ZENAIR STOL CH701, Grayslake, IL, June 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Grayslake, IL
- Airport: Campbell Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3410° N, 88.0295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3410&lon=-88.0295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701CM-1993-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Merrin Claude E ZENAIR STOL CH701 (registry code 05649CN, https://openairdocs.org/model/merrin-claude-e-zenair-stol-ch701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 338 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930612018039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

REPORTED UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT TURN ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED LEFT WING LOW. NO ANOMALIES IN CONTROLS. TWO HOURS IN TYPE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI93LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA206), Jun 12, 1993: Claude E. Merrin Zenair Stol CH-701 (N701CM), Grayslake, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT TYPE WAS A FACTOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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