# Accident 19970323003469A: Amtr CH601HD, Penn Valley, CA, March 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1997, 08:49 local time
- Place: Penn Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1790° N, 121.1999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1790&lon=-121.1999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4073T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970323003469A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN PASTURE. NO CHECKOUT IN TYPE. MEDICAL DRUG IN PILOTS SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX97LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA131), Mar 23, 1997: Zenair 601 (N4073T), Penn Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors in the accident were the pilot's lack of recent experience, lack of experience in the type aircraft, and physical impairment due to drugs.

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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