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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Zenith · Crystal Spring, MS · June 2, 2009

Date: June 2, 2009 · 15:30 local
Place: Crystal Spring, MS
Airport: Copiah County
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1399X
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09LA316
Reported as: Amtr Zenith
Reported engine: Franklin 6A350C1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N1399XRegistration cancelled May 4, 2015 · Campbell Rick ZENITH-STOL CH801S/N 8-4399 Airframe modelCampbell Rick ZENITH-STOL CH801

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What happened

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(-23) Witnesses reported that the aircraft was on base leg to land runway 17 when the engine quit. The aircraft continued in a westerly direction and hit a three inch diameter tree limb and crashed inverted into pasture, then caught fire. Both occupants of the aircraft suffered fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON BASE LEG TO LAND RUNWAY 17 WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AND HIT A THREE INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB AND CRASHED INVERTED INTO PASTURE, THEN CAUGHT FIRE. BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

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 ERA09LA316Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGallman, MSA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the flightcrew's improper fuel management.Jun 2, 2009 · Substantial damage