# Accident 20120929024539A: Henrie Raymond ZENITH CH 701 STOL, Ashland, MS, September 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2012, 13:15 local time
- Place: Ashland, MS
- Airport: John Farese Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8083° N, 89.1931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8083&lon=-89.1931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234RH-2012-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Henrie Raymond ZENITH CH 701 STOL (registry code 056288T, https://openairdocs.org/model/henrie-raymond-zenith-ch-701-stol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HENRIE RAYMOND ZENITH CH 701 STOL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR HIRTH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 60 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA588](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA588) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120929024539A

## Narrative

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

ON 9-26-2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1315, N234RH, A ZENITH 701 HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES ON TAKE-OFF FROM MS14, A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKE-OFF, CRASHED INTO TREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, FELL STRAIGHT DOWN (30-40 FEET) TO THE GROUND LANDING FLAT ON THE LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS NO FIRE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES (MINOR SCRATCH TO LEFT ANKLE). WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SERVERE DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA12CA588](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA588), Sep 29, 2012: Henrie Raymond Zenith CH 701 Stol (N234RH), Ashland, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions during initial climb, which resulted in an impact with trees and 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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