# Accident 20131019020169A: Mcdonald Howard Brian ZENAIR 701, Zephyrhills, FL, October 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2281° N, 82.1558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2281&lon=-82.1558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N538HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538HB-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonald Howard Brian ZENAIR 701 (registry code 05629D5, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonald-howard-brian-zenair-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Greatplain GREATPLAIN VW (registry code 31500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/greatplain-greatplain-vw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONALD HOWARD BRIAN ZENAIR 701
- Reported engine: GREATPLAIN 2276CC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 45 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131019020169A

## Narrative

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

NO. 1, 2, 4-9 N/A.

NO. 3: ON OCTOBER 19, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1205 EDT, A ZENAIR 701, N538HB, SERIAL NO. 1001, HAD A SUDDEN RPM SPIKE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER DURING LANDING APPROACH.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 22 NEAR THE ZEPHYRHILLS AIRPORT (KZPH) ON HIGHWAY 301 AND TUCKER ROAD, ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE 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 ERA14LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA004), Oct 19, 2013: Mcdonald Howard Brian Zenair 701 (N538HB), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the propeller speed reduction unit drive belts due to inadequate belt tension being applied during installation, which resulted in a complete loss of thrust.

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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