# Accident 20070331005769A: Amtr CH601HD, Arlington, WA, March 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2007, 19:05 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1903° N, 122.1911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1903&lon=-122.1911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601J-2016-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Stephen ZODIAC CH601HD (registry code 05626Z9, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-stephen-zodiac-ch601hd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070331005769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE TURNED AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT DUE TO A LARGE # OF AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND HE WAS MAKING A LANDING IN A FIELD. HE WAS IN A LEFT TURN AND COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. HE THEN SAW HE WAS HEADED FOR SOME POWER LINES AND PULLED UP. HE CLEARED THE LINES BUT CAME ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN HITTING NOSE FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 SEA07LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA088), Apr 1, 2007: Johnson Zodiac CH601 (N601J), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat when the engine lost power while being operated at a reduced power setting. Factors include carburetor icing condition, the pilot's failure to acquire 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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