# Accident 20040416035569A: ZENITHCH300, Kennedy, NY, April 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2004, 17:45 local time
- Place: Kennedy, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0167° N, 79.3614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0167&lon=-79.3614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N569Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N569Z-2004-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Andrews Robert L ZENITH TRI-Z (registry code 05649AA, https://openairdocs.org/model/andrews-robert-l-zenith-tri-z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZENITHCH300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040416035569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 16, 2004, AT 1745 EDT A ZENITH CH300 HOMEBUILT N569Z, REGISTRED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE ATTEMPTING A SECOND TOUCH AND GO FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PRIVATE PILOT, ALONE IN THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE AND OTHER ABRASIONS AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR PERSONAL USE UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED APRIL 16, 2004 AT BROKEN STRAW AIRPORT (P15) ABOUT 1700 EDT AND WAS PLANNED ON ENDING AT THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR RANDOLPH (D85) AFTER PERFORMING THREE TOUCH AND GO MANEUVERS.

## 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 NYC04CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA108), Apr 16, 2004: Andrews Zenith Tri-Z (N569Z), Kennedy, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel tank selector position which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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