# Accident 19930820029909A: Amtrlt ZENITH, Waterville, WA, August 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1993, 17:10 local time
- Place: Waterville, WA
- Airport: Waterville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6904° N, 119.8796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6904&lon=-119.8796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456K-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kope Ray D ZENITH CH200 (registry code 05623FQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/kope-ray-d-zenith-ch200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRLT ZENITH
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820029909A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. SHORT IN WIRING TO FUEL PUMP.

## 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 SEA93LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA202), Aug 21, 1993: Kope Zenith CH200 (N456K), Waterville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP.

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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