# Accident 19951015049119A: Crowley Wayne ZODIAC CH-600, Columbia, MO, October 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1995, 13:30 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9499° N, 92.3193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9499&lon=-92.3193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N596WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N596WC-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crowley Wayne ZODIAC CH-600 (registry code 05623RC, https://openairdocs.org/model/crowley-wayne-zodiac-ch-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951015049119A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON OCTOBER 15, 1005 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 CDT, MR. EARL CROWLEY DEPARTED HIS PRIVATE 1800' SOD AIRSTRIP LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI FOR A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 CDT WHILE ON HIS LANDING APPROACH TO HIS AIRSTRIP AT ABOUT 40' ALTITUDE, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES AND CAME TO REST 1/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI96LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA010), Oct 15, 1995: Crowley/Zenair Zodiac CH-600 (N596WC), Columbia, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL AS A RESULT OF THE TOP ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE WORKING ITS WAY OUT OF A FITTING.

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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