# Accident 19970605047669A: Zlin Z242L, Jean, NV, June 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7505° N, 115.5292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7505&lon=-115.5292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7ZA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7ZA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moravan Z242L (registry code 5920207, https://openairdocs.org/model/moravan-z242l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZLIN Z242L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970605047669A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON 06/05/97, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N7354B AND N7ZA WERE TO DEPART JEAN AIRPORT (0L7) FOR AN AERIAL PHOTO SHOOT. AIRCRAFT N7ZA BEGAN TAXIING FROM HIS TIE DOWN POINT WHEN HE OBSERVED AIRCRAFT N7354B'S ENGINE STARTING. AIRCRAFT N7ZA HURRIED HIS TAXI BY THE BONANZA IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE LEAD TAKE-OFF POSITION AS THE PILOTS HAD PREVIOUSLY BRIEFED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SLIN HAD PASSED THE BONANZA, THE PILOT OF THE BONANZA APPLIED HIS THROTTLE IN ORDER TO TAXI OUT WITH THE ZLIN. AT THIS POINT, THE BONANZA ACCELERATED AND THE ZLIN SLOWED HIS TAXI AS HE WAS NOW PAST THE BONANZA. THE PILOT OF THE BONANZA COULD NOT STOP HIS AIRCRAFT AS HE WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT WHICH HAS NO PEDAL BRAKE CONTROL. SUBSEQUENTLY THE BONANZA PROP CUT THROUGH THE RIGHT WING OF THE ZLIN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ZLIN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX97LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA200), Jun 5, 1997: Moravan Z242L (N7ZA), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the Beech E35, N7354, inadequate preflight planning/preparation and lack of familiarity with the aircraft which led to his attempt to taxi from a seat without brake controls.

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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