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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stevenson Douglas R ZENITH CH750 · Winchester, CA · April 14, 2011

Date: April 14, 2011 · 09:40 local
Place: Winchester, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N632DR
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11LA199
Reported as: Stevenson Douglas R Zenith CH750
Reported engine: Corvair GO-140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,320 total4 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N632DRRegistered now · Stevenson Douglas R ZENITH CH750S/N 001 · Built 2011 Airframe modelStevenson Douglas R ZENITH CH750 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Aircraft was being flown at 5000 feet and started a decent engine quite operation at 4000 feet. Pilot attempted to restart engine until it was obvious the engine was not going to start and he needed to prepare for an off airport landing. He choose a road but due to high wires and loss of altitude he attempted to go under the power wires and struck a small berm with the nose gear and right main gear and flipped aircraft over coming to rest inverted in an open field. The aircraft had fuel in both wing tanks and pilot stated he calculated he had 10 gal. Remaining

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN AT 5000 FEET AND STARTED A DECENT ENGINE QUITE OPERATION AT 4000 FEET. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE UNTIL IT WAS OBVIOUS THE ENGINE WAS NOT GOING TO START AND HE NEEDED TO PREPARE FOR AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. HE CHOOSE A ROAD BUT DUE TO HIGH WIRES AND LOSS OF ALTITUDE HE ATTEMPTED TO GO UNDER THE POWER WIRES AND STRUCK A SMALL BERM WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL IN BOTH WING TANKS AND PILOT STATED HE CALCULATED HE HAD 10 GAL. REMAINING

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 WPR11LA199Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinchester, CAA total loss of engine power during descent for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Apr 14, 2011 · Substantial damage