# Accident 19951220041559A: Zlin Z326, Springfield, TN, December 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1995, 12:22 local time
- Place: Springfield, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4891° N, 86.8699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4891&lon=-86.8699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6660B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6660B-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moravan ZLIN Z50 LA (registry code 5920205, https://openairdocs.org/model/moravan-zlin-z50-la) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZLIN Z326
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,443 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951220041559A

## Narrative

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

NEAR VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT. OBSERVED ONLY VERTICAL DIVE. NO CHECKOUT 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 ATL96LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA025), Dec 20, 1995: Moravan Zlin Z50 LA (N6660B), Springfield, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft.

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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