# Accident 20110630013379A: Leatherman Karl L ZODIAC CH 601 HDS, Gray Court, SC, June 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2011, 09:30 local time
- Place: Gray Court, SC
- Airport: Laurens County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6058° N, 82.1179° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6058&lon=-82.1179&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67KL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67KL-2012-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leatherman Karl L ZODIAC CH 601 HDS (registry code 05624O0, https://openairdocs.org/model/leatherman-karl-l-zodiac-ch-601-hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEATHERMAN KARL L ZODIAC CH 601 HDS
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 54 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110630013379A

## Narrative

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

ABOUT 0930 ON JUNE 30TH 2011, WHILE FLYING LEVEL A 2000FT. PILOT NOTICED INCREASE IN TEMP AND DECREASE IN WATER PRESSURE. WATER STARTED COMING OVER THE WIND SCREEN AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. PILOT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING INTO TREE LINE. LEFT WING RIPPED OFF OF PLANE AND RIGHT WING BENT UPWARD. NO INJURIES TO PILOT, SOLE PERSON ON BOARD.THE PILOT THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS A LIGHT SPORT AND DID NOT REQUIRE A MEDICAL. THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT MEET THE LIGHT SPORT REQUIREMENTS.  AMENDED 11/17/2011: FAA 9 RESPONSIBILITIES.

## 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 ERA11CA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA373), Jun 30, 2011: Leatherman Karl L Zodiac CH 601 HDS (N67KL), Gray Court, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the radiator coolant supply fitting.

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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