# Accident 20100629036709A: Lawwill Ted ZODIAC 601X, Waddy, KY, June 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2010, 15:15 local time
- Place: Waddy, KY
- Airport: Miles Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0992° N, 85.0231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0992&lon=-85.0231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lawwill Ted ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05620VO, https://openairdocs.org/model/lawwill-ted-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (registry code 42035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAWWILL TED ZODIAC 601X
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 2 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100629036709A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, AIRCRAFT N601LP DEPARTED 3KY9 MILES FIELD WITH BOTH FUEL TANKS 1/2 FULL.  INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING A PROFICIENCY RIDE.  AFTER DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AT FRANKFORT, KY, THEY HEADED BACK TO 3KY9.  INSTRUCTOR STATED THEY SWITCHED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TANK, AND SHORTLY AFTER, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THEN QUIT.  ATTEMPTS TO RE-START WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.  THEY WERE AT 800 FT AGL.  THEY MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM THE FIELD AND AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  BOTH PILOTS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 ERA10CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA353), Jun 29, 2010: Lawwill Ted Zodiac 601XL (N601LP), Waddy, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.

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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