# Accident 20070512007519A: Amtr CH601XL, Lonoke, AR, May 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lonoke, AR
- Airport: Country Air Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8139° N, 92.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8139&lon=-92.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42005, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42005-2019-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Everett Elmo ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 056175G, https://openairdocs.org/model/everett-elmo-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601XL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 14 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070512007519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 12, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 AIRCRAFT N42005 (ZODIAC 601XL), PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BY IMPACTING A DITCH AT COUNTRY AIR ESTATE (1AR9). THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM SEARCY ARKANSAS TO COUNTRY AIR ESTATES WHEN HE SUDDENLY STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS (SPUTTERING). JUST PRIOR TO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND WHICH SPUN THE AIRCRAFT INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 CHI07CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA146), May 12, 2007: Everett Zodiac 601XL (N42005), Lonoke, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. An additional cause was the pilot's improper decision to enter the traffic pattern after intermittent losses of engine power, and his subsequent…

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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