# Accident 20110414005629A: Stevenson Douglas R ZENITH CH750, Winchester, CA, April 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2011, 09:40 local time
- Place: Winchester, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5742° N, 117.1283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5742&lon=-117.1283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N632DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N632DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stevenson Douglas R ZENITH CH750 (registry code 05630FO, https://openairdocs.org/model/stevenson-douglas-r-zenith-ch750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEVENSON DOUGLAS R ZENITH CH750
- Reported engine: CORVAIR GO-140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 4 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110414005629A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 WPR11LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA199), Apr 14, 2011: Zenith CH-750 (N632DR), Winchester, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

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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