# Accident 20120330005849A: Oliver Joseph ZODIAC CH 601XL, Belmont, OH, March 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2012, 18:40 local time
- Place: Belmont, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0195° N, 81.0402° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0195&lon=-81.0402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8060J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8060J-2017-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oliver Joseph ZODIAC CH 601XL (registry code 05615V5, https://openairdocs.org/model/oliver-joseph-zodiac-ch-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OLIVER JOSEPH ZODIAC CH 601XL
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120330005849A

## Narrative

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

03-31-12:DEPARTED COLUMBUS FSDO @ 0730.  ARRIVED ON-SITE AND BEGAN PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.  WE INTERVIEWED EYE WITNESSES (3).ALL THE WITNESSES PROVIDED BASICALLY THE SAME INFORMATION.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED SW, STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL.THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN ONCE, THEN REGAINED LEVEL FLIGHT.  THEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DIVED AT 90 DEGREES AND IMPACTED IN THE SIDE YARD OF THE ADDRESS ABOVE.  WE PHOTOGRAPHED THE WRECKAGE FROM VARIOUS VANTAGEPOINTS.  THE PICTURES WERE PLACED ON THE FSDO "O" DRIVE.  THE CORONERWAS ON-SITE ALSO AND TOOK ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS.  WE GAVE THE TOXICOLOGYBOX TO THE CORONER AT THIS TIME.  STONEBREAKERS WRECKING/TOWING COMPANYWAS NOTIFIED TO REMOVE THE WRECKAGE.  ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE WITH A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM ALDERMAN AIRPORT (2P7) IN ORDER TO MOVE THE WRECKAGE TO AN AVAILABLE HANGAR AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:ALDERMAN AIRPORT (2P7)ALL THE CONTROL CABLES WERE CONNECTED TO THE FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES DURING THE INITIAL ON-SITE INSPECTION.  THE ENGINE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 ½ TO 4 FEET IN THE GROUND.  THE ENGINE HAD TO BE WENCHED FROM THE GROUND.  AFTER THE INITIAL ON-SITE INSPECTION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRUCKED TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS (ALDERMAN AIRPORT).  WE ENSURED THAT THE HANGAR WAS SECURED AND MARKED AS A BIO-HAZARD AREA.  04-11-12:FAA/NTSB/AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVES ON SITE TO INVESTIGATE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE AT ALDERMAN AIRPORT (P27).  AFTER INVESTIGATION IT APPEARS  THERE WAS NO APPARENT FAILURE OF THE AIRFRAME/SYTSTEMS, HOWEVER THE POWERPLANT WAS TAKEN BY THE NTSB TO WASHINGTON, DC FOR FURTHER EVALUATION/ INVESTIGATION.  NTSB REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ON 04-11-12 WITH INITIAL FINDINGS.  REPRESENTATIVE STATED HE WOULD CONTACT THE CMH FSDO REGARDING RELEASE OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE.

## 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 CEN12FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA217), Mar 30, 2012: Oliver Joseph Zodiac CH 601XL (N8060J), Belmont, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power and the pilot’s diverted attention to the engine power loss, which resulted in a rapid descent and impact with terrain.

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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