# Accident 20060118000529A: Amtr ZENITHCH801, Moscow Mills, MO, January 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2006, 12:25 local time
- Place: Moscow Mills, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9019° N, 90.9603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9019&lon=-90.9603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143ZT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143ZT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zilz David E ZENITH STOL CH801 (registry code 05619X5, https://openairdocs.org/model/zilz-david-e-zenith-stol-ch801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ZENITHCH801
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 8 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060118000529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST FUEL PRESSURE AND POWER AT 4,000 FEET APPROX. 2 MILES EAST OF MOSCOW MILLS AIRPORT (M71). PILOT COULD NOT MAKE AIRPORT AND COULD NOT RESTART. ATTEMPTED LANDING IN FIELD. OBSERVED ELECTRIC WIRES AT LAST MINUTE AND TRIED TO GO UNDER. IMPACTED TREE WITH RIGHT WING AND ELECTRIC POLE WITH LEFT WING.

## 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 CHI06LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA069), Jan 18, 2006: Zilz Zenith CH801 (N143ZT), Moscow Mills, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to inadequate design of the engine compartment which resulted in inadequate engine cooling and fuel starvation due to vapor lock. Factors associated with the accident were…

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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