# Accident 20120830018839A: Zenair Ltd. CH2000, Nephi, UT, August 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2012, 16:15 local time
- Place: Nephi, UT
- Airport: Nephi Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7364° N, 111.8700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7364&lon=-111.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N651AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N651AM-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 (registry code 0033001, https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-development-ch-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZENAIR LTD. CH2000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120830018839A

## Narrative

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

AFTER ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT TO MEET THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FIVE HOUR MINIMUM, THE PILOTS DEPARTED IN THE NEPHI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO OUTPERFORM THE WEATHER RESULTING IN SLOW SPEED AND A STALL SPIN ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR12FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA378), Aug 30, 2012: Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 (N651AM), Nephi, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control due to an encounter with a microburst/downdraft that exceeded the climb performance capabilities of the airplane.

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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