# Accident 19990711017749A: Amtr CH601HD, Nauvoo, IL, July 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1999, 19:15 local time
- Place: Nauvoo, IL
- Airport: Cedar Ridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5397° N, 91.3794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5397&lon=-91.3794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6781Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6781Z-2019-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcmillan Robert D JR ZODIAT CH 601 HD (registry code 05604AM, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcmillan-robert-d-jr-zodiat-ch-601-hd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990711017749A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JULY 11, 1999, AT 1915 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MCMILLAN ZODIAC CH 601 HD, N6781Z, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, IMPACTED TERRAIN AND A POND AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 (2,600 FEET X 70 FEET DRY/ASPHALT AND TURF) AT CEDAR RIDGE AIRPORT, NAUVOO, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  DURING A CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT, HE STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED DURING HIS CHECKLIST PROCEDURES.  HIS BOOM MIKE WAS LOOSE AND HE TIGHTENED THE FASTENER HOLDING IT ON.  THE PILOT SAID THAT THIS DISTRATION ALLOWED HIM TO FORGET TO PIN THE CANOPY.  HE STATED THAT HE STARTED HIS DEPARTURE DOWN THE RUNWAY AND HE ROTATED THE AIRPLANE AT ABOUT 70 KNOTS. THE PILOT SAID THE THAT CANOPY CAME OPEN AND IMPARTED A PITCHING AND ROLLING MOTION TO THE AIRPLANE.  HE SAID THAT THE PLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A POND NEAR THE RUNWAY.   (-23) AT ABOUT 2015 CDT, WHILE ON DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 27 AT CEDAR RIDGE RLA THE PRIVATE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE CANOPY CAME OPEN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND PITCHED DOWN, HITTING NOSE FIRST IN THE EDGE OF A SMALL LAKE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN ABOUT 3 TO 4 FEET OF WATER, WITH THE AFT FUSELAGE RESTING ON A GRATE COVERING A DRAIN STAND PIPE.  BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, ENGINE, PROPELLER, AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 CHI99LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA228), Jul 12, 1999: Mcmillan Zodiac CH 601 HD (N6781Z), Nauvoo, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the airplane checklist to pin the canopy before departure, resulting in the opening of the canopy on take off and the subsequent aerodynamic stall and ground collision.

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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