# Accident 20090602009409A: Amtr ZENITH, Crystal Spring, MS, June 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2009, 15:30 local time
- Place: Crystal Spring, MS
- Airport: Copiah County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9028° N, 90.3686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9028&lon=-90.3686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1399X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1399X-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Campbell Rick ZENITH-STOL CH801 (registry code 05619PY, https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-rick-zenith-stol-ch801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ZENITH
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090602009409A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ERA09LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA316), Jun 2, 2009: Rick Campbell Zenith-STOL CH801 (N1399X), Gallman, MS, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the flightcrew's improper fuel management.

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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