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FAA accident report · White Ronal CH 701 · Pima, AZ · July 9, 2010

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Date
July 9, 2010 · 17:35 local
Place
Pima, AZ
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3784A
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10LA341
Reported as
White Ronal CH 701
Reported engine
Valley ENG VE-2276
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,835 total35 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N3784ARegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · White Ronald V CH 701S/N 5319 · Built 2007Airframe modelWhite Ronald V CH 701Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 09, 2010, about 1735 mountain standard time (MST), an amateur built zenair CH701 stol, N3784A, with the pilot and one passenger had departed the flying j airport (E37) on a local pleasure flight. Approximately 35 minutes in to the flight and at an altitude of approximately 1000'AGL the engine lost power. The pilot was forced to make an off airport landing on a hard packed dirt road in the desert area south of Pima, Arizona. Upon landing with an approximate touch down speed of 45 mph the left wing impacted a mesquite tree (approximately 3" around) along the side of the road way. The aircraft turned to the left and slid sideways approximately 75' along the edge of the road before coming to rest against a roadway sign. The aircraft sustained substantial damaged. The pilot and one passenger were not injured and there no reported ground injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 09, 2010, ABOUT 1735 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), AN AMATEUR BUILT ZENAIR CH701 STOL, N3784A, WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER HAD DEPARTED THE FLYING J AIRPORT (E37) ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES IN TO THE FLIGHT AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1000'AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A HARD PACKED DIRT ROAD IN THE DESERT AREA SOUTH OF PIMA, ARIZONA. UPON LANDING WITH AN APPROXIMATE TOUCH DOWN SPEED OF 45 MPH THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A MESQUITE TREE (APPROXIMATELY 3" AROUND) ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAY. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND SLID SIDEWAYS APPROXIMATELY 75' ALONG THE EDGE OF THE ROAD BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST A ROADWAY SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE NO REPORTED GROUND INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

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 WPR10LA341Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPima, AZA total loss of engine power while maneuvering due to a spark plug failure.Jul 10, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3784A · 1

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

Accident 20191019020259ACruise/Level Flight · Safford, AZPilot reported that aircraft was flying local from sad airport about 30 to 45 minutes before sunset at 1500 alg when suddenly there was an extreme vibration. Passenger in right seat reported seeing a black streak coming from the right that immediately…Oct 19, 2019 · Substantial damage