# Accident 20101010049949A: Martin Curt ZENAIR CH70, Lonsdale, MN, October 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2010, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lonsdale, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4500° N, 93.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4500&lon=-93.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N157SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157SB-2014-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martin Curtis ZENAIR CH701 SP (registry code 05619GB, https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-curtis-zenair-ch701-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN CURT ZENAIR CH70
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 448 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101010049949A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH POWER LINES WHILE MANEUVERING CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND COLLISION WITH A COMBINE.

## 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 CEN11CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA010), Oct 10, 2010: Martin Curtis Zenair CH701 SP (N157SB), Lonsdale, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a power line while on approach to land.

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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