# Accident 20110406010149A: Richards David Stanley III Z701, El Centro, CA, April 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: El Centro, CA
- Airport: Imperial, Ca.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7889° N, 115.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7889&lon=-115.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richards David Stanley III Z701 (registry code 05901LZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/richards-david-stanley-iii-z701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 3701 (registry code 33702, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-3701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICHARDS DAVID STANLEY III Z701
- Reported engine: HIRTH 3701
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110406010149A

## Narrative

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

N128CF ZENITH 701 LOST PARTIAL POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IPL, PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A MUDDY WHEAT FIELD NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 WPR11LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA187), Apr 6, 2011: Zenith 701 (N128CF), El Centro, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff due to oil starvation because of the failure of the No. 2 oil pump drive coupling.

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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