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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr CH601XL · Temecula, CA · February 1, 2008

Date: February 1, 2008 · 11:00 local
Place: Temecula, CA
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N601KS
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08LA056
Reported as: Amtr CH601XL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 140 total12 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N601KSRegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2023 · Smith Kenneth R ZODIAC 601XLS/N 6-5930 · Built 2007 Airframe modelSmith Kenneth R ZODIAC 601XL Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft took off on runway 18 at approx. 1100. A few minutes after take off the fall of lost fuel pressure was noted by the pilot. The engine quit working and the pilot made an emergency landing in an open field. On landing, the propeller blade broke off, the nose gear came off and the main gear bent. The aircraft was heading 180 degrees on take off, then was heading 360 degrees during descent to land in the open field. On landing aircraft spun 180 degrees and was heading back 180 degrees. No injuries to the only occupant, the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 18 AT APPROX. 1100. A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF THE FALL OF LOST FUEL PRESSURE WAS NOTED BY THE PILOT. THE ENGINE QUIT WORKING AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. ON LANDING, THE PROPELLER BLADE BROKE OFF, THE NOSE GEAR CAME OFF AND THE MAIN GEAR BENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING 180 DEGREES ON TAKE OFF, THEN WAS HEADING 360 DEGREES DURING DESCENT TO LAND IN THE OPEN FIELD. ON LANDING AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES AND WAS HEADING BACK 180 DEGREES. NO INJURIES TO THE ONLY OCCUPANT, THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX08LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMurrieta, CAA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which was induced by the electrical system lacking sufficient power to run all of the electrical devices on the airplane and the electrical fuel pump.Feb 1, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N601KS · 1

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

Accident 20211123022839ACruise/Level Flight · Temecula, CAOn November 23, 2021, about 1032, an experimental amateur-built zenith zodiac 601XL, N601KS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Temecula, California. The pilot Was fatally injured. The aircraft was operated as a title 14 code of federal…Nov 23, 2021 · Destroyed · 1 fatal