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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Williams Jo Zenair Zodi · Denison, IA · August 14, 2010

Date
August 14, 2010 · 15:05 local
Place
Denison, IA
Airport
Denison
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N47JW
Reported as
Williams Jo Zenair Zodi
Reported engine
Volkswagen CONVERSION
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
778 total0 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft lost power shortly after takeoff and pilot landed in a bean field. There was no useable fuel in the fuel tanks. The fuel indicating system showed adequate fuel on board. The fuel indicating system is a site gauge (hose).

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND PILOT LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. THERE WAS NO USEABLE FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL INDICATING SYSTEM SHOWED ADEQUATE FUEL ON BOARD. THE FUEL INDICATING SYSTEM IS A SITE GAUGE (HOSE).