# Accident 20140405005049A: Terry F King ZENITH 701, Labelle, FL, April 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Airport: La Belle Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7406° N, 81.4283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7406&lon=-81.4283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410KT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N410KT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Terry F King ZENITH 701 (registry code 05631V7, https://openairdocs.org/model/terry-f-king-zenith-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TERRY F KING ZENITH 701
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 58 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140405005049A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER CHECKING THE FUEL QUANTITY AND BALANCE AND ENGINE OIL, HE TAXIED THAT AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY 14 WHERE PERFORMED MAG CHECKS. WHEN ASKED WHAT KIND OF RPM DROP HE GOT HE REPLIED THAT THERE WAS NO RPM DROP, NOR DID HE EVER GET A MAG DROP SINCE HE STARTED OPERATING THIS AIRCRAFT.   AFTER THE MAG CHECK HE PULLED ONTO RUNWAY 14, APPLIED FULL POWER AND BEGAN THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, AFTER HE ROTATED AND AT 30 TO 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) THE ENGINE JUST QUIT LIKE TURNING OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER QUICKLY AND BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE HE COULD NOT RECOVER BEFORE IMPACT.  HE STATED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL HIT FIRST THEN THE MAINS HIT AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT UP.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME BACK DOWN ONTO THE NOSE AGAIN THIS TIME THE NOSE GEAR PUSHED BACK AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE RUNWAY.  AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST HE TURNED OFF THE FUEL AND MAGNETO SWITCH AND MANAGED TO MUSCLE HIS WAY OUT.  AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE TOOK NOTICE OF THE DAMAGE WHICH INCLUDED THE BROKEN PROPELLER, THE NOSE GEAR PUSH BACK UNDER AND TO THE RIGHT, THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN, BUCKLING OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE BUCKLING OF THE COCKPIT FLOOR.  HE AND OTHER FRIENDS THEN REMOVED THE WRECKAGE FROM THE RUNWAY TO HIS HANGER AFTER WHICH HE STATED THAT HE CALLED THE SOUTH FLORIDA FSDO TO REPORT IT BUT THERE WAS NO ONE THERE ON A SATURDAY AND HE DID NOT LEAVE A MESSAGE, ON MONDAY HE CALLED THE FSDO AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ROUTINELY PERFORMED STOL TAKEOFFS.

THE IIC PERFORMED CONTINUITY CHECKS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.  THE IIC DID FIND THE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT MAGNETOS ARE INTERNALLY SHORTED TO THE CASE/GROUND.

## 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 ERA14CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA191), Apr 5, 2014: Terry F King Zenith 701 (N410KT), La Belle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed after a total loss of engine power at takeoff, which resulted in a hard landing. Also causal was the pilot/owner/builder's improper installation of the…

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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