# Accident 20140402004869A: Robert J Reimbold ZENITH CH 750, Labelle, FL, April 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2014, 18:50 local time
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9714° N, 81.5036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9714&lon=-81.5036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N938VP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N938VP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robert J Reimbold ZENITH CH 750 (registry code 05632JI, https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-j-reimbold-zenith-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERT J REIMBOLD ZENITH CH 750
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140402004869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL WHEN ENGINE STOPPED, LEFT FUEL TANK INDICATED EMPTY AND RIGHT INDICATED SUBSTANTIAL FUEL.

## 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 ERA14LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA183), Apr 2, 2014: Robert J Reimbold Zenith CH 750 (N938VP), Venus, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel system’s inadequate design, which resulted in negative pressure in the right fuel tank and a total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel starvation.

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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