# Accident 20100322030589A: Loehr Thoma ZENITH STOL, Eldon, MO, March 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2010, 18:54 local time
- Place: Eldon, MO
- Airport: Eldon Model Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3606° N, 92.5714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3606&lon=-92.5714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Loehr Thomas H ZENITH STOL CH701 (registry code 056211K, https://openairdocs.org/model/loehr-thomas-h-zenith-stol-ch701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOEHR THOMA ZENITH STOL
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 47 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100322030589A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE TAXIED TO RUNWAY 36, CHECKED ENGINE OPERATION, BEGAN TAKE-OFF, AND CLIMBED TO AROUND 300 FEET AGL.  HE STATED THE  ENGINE THEN REVVED WITH EXCESSIVE RPM'S AND LOST POWER. HE BANKED LEFT AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN ADJACENT FIELD.

## 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 CEN10LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA171), Mar 22, 2010: Loehr Thomas H Zenith Stol CH701 (N144AC), Eldon, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine thrust during takeoff due to the failure of the engine-to-propeller drive belts as a result of improper belt tension. Contributing to the accident was the non-certificated pilot's…

## Other reports on N144AC (1)

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

- [Incident 20140425005199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140425005199I), Apr 25, 2014: Loehr Thomas H ZENITH STOL CH701 (N144AC), Versailles, MO, Minor damage. The engine RPM increased abruptly and the propeller ceased operation on a flight from H79 to 3VS at cruise speed and altitude. The pilot executed a forced…

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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