# Accident 20080310012219A: Zinair CH2000, Scottsdale, AZ, March 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2008, 12:10 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6228° N, 111.9103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6228&lon=-111.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8500B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ZINAIR CH2000
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 8 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080310012219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 10, 2008, APPROXIMATELY 1210 MST N8500B WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TRAFFIC SIGN DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SCOTTSDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TEN MINUTES EARLIER. RECOVERY PERSONNEL DRAINED 28 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA08LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA089), Mar 10, 2008: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. CH 2000 (N8500B), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the sign and a vehicle.

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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