# Accident 20070708018169A: Amtr CH701, Huntington, PA, July 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2007, 15:45 local time
- Place: Huntington, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4896° N, 78.0090° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4896&lon=-78.0090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7654Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7654Z-2008-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morris Arnold F ZENAIR CH701 (registry code 05649CQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/morris-arnold-f-zenair-ch701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH701
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,450 total, 45 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708018169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE EXPERIMENTAL/HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PN64 ON RUNWAY 18 AFTER A NORMAL PREFLIGHT AND RUN-UP. UPON REACHING PATTERN ALTITUDE THE PILOT LEVELED OFF AND PROCEEDED TO REDUCE POWER TO THE CRUISE SETTING. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE POWER CONTINUED TO DECREASE. THROTTLE WAS REAPPLIED WITH LITTLE RESPONSE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE. THE PILOT TRIMMED THE AIRCRAFT AND SELECTED A FARM FIELD FROM THE MOUNTAINOUS WOODED TERRAIN. DURING THE APPROACH, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT EMPENNAGE STRUCK A TREE TOP AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN THROUGH THE BRANCHES. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FROM THE IMPACT, WITH THE HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE, WINGS AND ALL CONTROL SURFACES. THE FARM OWNER WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.

## 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 DFW07LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA153), Jul 8, 2007: Zenair CH701 (N7654Z), Huntington, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N7654Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920512025399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920512025399I), May 12, 1992: Amtr CH701 (N7654Z), Charleston, SC, Minor damage. Power loss. Emergency landing. Fuel in right wing tank did not relieve into main fuselage tank for reasons unknown.

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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