# Accident 20020418012159A: Amtr ZODIAC, Beaver, OR, April 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2002, 14:15 local time
- Place: Beaver, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2694° N, 123.7097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2694&lon=-123.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9240W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9240W-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Woodley Donald E ZODIAC 601HD (registry code 05604GE, https://openairdocs.org/model/woodley-donald-e-zodiac-601hd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ZODIAC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020418012159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 18, 2002 APPROXIMATELY 1415 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT ZODIAC 601HD AIRCRAFT, N9240W, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER CFR PART 91. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING ONTO HIGHWAY 101, ABOUT TWO MILES SOUTH OF BEAVER, OREGON. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE WING TIPS COLLIDED WITH THE ROADSIDE EMBANKMENT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. (.19) ON APRIL 18, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1415 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL ZODIAC 601HD, N9240W, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO HIGHWAY 101, ABOUT TWO MILES SOUTH OF BEAVER, OREGON. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM INDEPENDEN                                 CE, OREGON, ABOUT 35 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS AIRCRAFT AND IT WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT. WHILE EN ROUTE TO ANACORTES, WASHINGTON, ABOUT 4,500 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SUSPECTED A MAGNETO FAILURE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT IN TILLAMOOK, OREGON. WHEN THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER, THE PILOT SET-UP FOR A LANDING IN A FIELD. UNABLE TO REACH THE FIELD, THE PILOT OPTED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY 101. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 SEA02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA069), Apr 18, 2002: Woodley Zodiac 601HD (N9240W), Beaver, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial failure of the electrical (ignition) system and a short to the master electrical switch during cruise flight resulting in a loss of engine power. A collision with an embankment during the…

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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