# Accident 20110513019289A: Carothers James R Jr ZENTH CH701, Tidioute, PA, May 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2011, 16:32 local time
- Place: Tidioute, PA
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6631° N, 79.4033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6631&lon=-79.4033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N433UB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N433UB-2013-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carothers James R JR ZENTH CH701 (registry code 05630KJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/carothers-james-r-jr-zenth-ch701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAROTHERS JAMES R JR ZENTH CH701
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN 2276
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 2 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110513019289A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM AN UNAPPROVED AIRPORT, WITH A PASSENGER, IN AN AIRPLANE THAT IS AN AMATEUR HOME-BUILT AIRPLANE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INSPECTED 0R ISSUED AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.  ON APPROACH TO THE LANDING STRIP, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE FIRST IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE, AND THEN FALLING OVER ONTO ITS BACK,  UPSIDE DOWN AND INVERTED.  THE PILOT STATED, "HE WAS TOO LOW AND HIT THE TREE PRIOR TO LANDING".  IN ADDITION, HE STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY PILOT ERROR.  THE PILOT AND ONE OCCUPANT ONBOARD THE AIRPLANE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.

## 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 ERA11LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA300), May 13, 2011: Carothers Zenith CH701 (N433UB), Tidioute, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment due to alcohol and failure to maintain altitude on approach to landing, resulting in an in-flight collision with a tree.

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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