# Accident 20070714012569A: Amtr CH601XL, Levelland, TX, July 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Levelland, TX
- Airport: Levelland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9231° N, 102.3861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9231&lon=-102.3861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4589-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rodgers Bobby ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05619GA, https://openairdocs.org/model/rodgers-bobby-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601XL
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 150 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070714012569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CDT, A MODEL ZODIAC 601XL EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 AT LEVELLAND, TEXAS (LLN), ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN INTERSECTION TAKE OFF AND SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT BANKED TO THE RIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED NOSE FIRST ONTO TERRAIN EAST OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, CANOPY, FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 DFW07CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA161), Jul 14, 2007: Rodgers Zodiac 601XL (N4589), Levelland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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