# Accident 19970331010049A: Keuthan Charles J ZEPHYR II, Bunnell, FL, March 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1997, 17:45 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4606° N, 81.2503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4606&lon=-81.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52958, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52958-2001-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keuthan Charles J ZEPHYR II (registry code 05624WA, https://openairdocs.org/model/keuthan-charles-j-zephyr-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970331010049A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER IN PATTERN THEN LOST ELEVATOR CONTOL. IMPACTED NOSE LOW. BROKEN PISTON RING. (-23) THE PIC REPORTED A POWER LOSS AT 200', DURING CLIMB.  HE EXPEDITED A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, LOST LATERAL CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAYS.  NO MECHANICAL FAILURES WERE DISCOVERED THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA112), Mar 31, 1997: Charles J. Keuthan Zephyr II (N52958), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadvertent stall/mush by the pilot while maneuvering for a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due to a partial failure of the top compression ring of…

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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