# Accident 20100709037939A: White Ronal CH 701, Pima, AZ, July 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2010, 17:35 local time
- Place: Pima, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8094° N, 109.8578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8094&lon=-109.8578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3784A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3784A-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: White Ronald V CH 701 (registry code 05903UK, https://openairdocs.org/model/white-ronald-v-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WHITE RONAL CH 701
- Reported engine: VALLEY ENG VE-2276
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,835 total, 35 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100709037939A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR10LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA341), Jul 10, 2010: Ronald V White CH701 (N3784A), Pima, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power while maneuvering due to a spark plug failure.

## Other reports on N3784A (1)

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

- [Accident 20191019020259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191019020259A), Oct 19, 2019: White Ronald V CH 701 (N3784A), Safford, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot 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.…

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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