# Accident 20130909018629A: Whedbee Kenneth Mikel CH-701, Big Lake, AK, September 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2013, 13:41 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Airport: Big Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4595° N, 150.0903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4595&lon=-150.0903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701MG-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Whedbee Kenneth Mikel CH-701 (registry code 05629NY, https://openairdocs.org/model/whedbee-kenneth-mikel-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WHEDBEE KENNETH MIKEL CH-701
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130909018629A

## Narrative

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

DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR §91, N701MG IMPACTED TERRAIN RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, FATAL INJURIES TO THE AIRMAN AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE ONLY PASSENGER ON BOARD.

THE ACCIDENT SCENE REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A HIGH ANGLE, LOW ENERGY STATE WITH ALL WRECKAGE WITH EXCEPTION OF THE PROPELLER CONTAINED IN ONE PRIMARY AREA.

GROUND SCARING UNDER THE NOSE COWLING SHOWS VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, FORWARD MOMENTUM AFTER INITIAL IMPACT.

THE LEFT WING MADE GROUND CONTACT FIRST AND IS ANGLED TOWARD THE REAR OF THE FUSELAGE, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING WHICH IS ANGLED FORWARD.

BOTH WINGS ROOTS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AT THE REAR SPAR ATTACH POINT WHICH IS MOUNTED WITH RIVETS.

THE PROPELLER BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE PROPELLER HUB AND WERE LOCATED AFTER A BRIEF SEARCH.

CORD SPAN WITNESS MARKS ARE PRESENT ON THE PROPELLER. ENGINE ROTATION AT TIME OF IMPACT WILL BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF NECESSARY.

AIRCRAFT CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO ALL PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS.

WHEN THE FUEL CAPS WERE REMOVED FROM BOTH THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD FUEL TANKS, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT BOTH OUTBOARD TANKS WERE FULL AND BOTH INBOARD TANKS WERE EMPTY.

FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE ?OFF? POSITION BUT IT COULD NOT BE VERIFIED IF IT WAS IN THAT POSITION PRE OR POST IMPACT.

## 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 ANC13FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA095), Sep 9, 2013: Zenith 701 (N701MG), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in a stall and subsequent spin from which he could not recover.

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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