# Accident 20140305003229A: Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH2000, Dunnigan, CA, March 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2014, 19:22 local time
- Place: Dunnigan, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: SRJS
- Location: 38.5667° N, 121.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5667&lon=-121.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N285AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285AM-2018-03-21) (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: AIRCRAFT MFG & DEVELOPMENT CO CH2000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 130 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140305003229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A FIELD

## 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 WPR14LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA153), Mar 6, 2014: Zenair CH2T (N285AM), Woodland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during approach due to carburetor icing, which resulted in an off-airport landing into trees.

## Other reports on N285AM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110418006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110418006869I), Apr 18, 2011: Zinair CH 2000 (N285AM), Stockton, CA, No damage. During a VFR training flight the aircraft engine lost power. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft and landed in an open area in Stockton, CA.

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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