# Accident 20080201011819A: Amtr CH601XL, Temecula, CA, February 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5792° N, 117.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5792&lon=-117.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601KS-2023-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Kenneth R ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05903X8, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-kenneth-r-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 12 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080201011819A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX08LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA056), Feb 1, 2008: Smith Zodiac 601XL (N601KS), Murrieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

## Other reports on N601KS (1)

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

- [Accident 20211123022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211123022839A), Nov 23, 2021: Smith Kenneth R ZODIAC 601XL (N601KS), Temecula, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 23, 2021, about 1032, an experimental amateur-built zenith zodiac 601XL, N601KS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Temecula,…

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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