# Accident 20140408005659A: Moore Thomas O ZENITH STOL CH701, Avon Park, FL, April 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2014, 17:30 local time
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6575° N, 81.4625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6575&lon=-81.4625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12369, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12369) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moore Thomas O ZENITH STOL CH701 (registry code 056282F, https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-thomas-o-zenith-stol-ch701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOORE THOMAS O ZENITH STOL CH701
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 78 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140408005659A

## Narrative

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

AVON PARK FLORIDA, N12369, ZENITH CH701,VFR,X35-FPR, ENROUTE TO FPR ENCOUNTERED BAD WEATHER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD(3748 OAK ISLAND ROAD, FLORIDA) AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD HITTING FIRST THE LEFT WING HITTING AND ORANGE TREE, AIRCRAFT SWUNG AND HIT ANOTHER ORANGE TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING.  AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS. ALSO BOTH GEAR ARE DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA14CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA189), Apr 8, 2014: Moore Thomas O Zenith Stol CH701 (N12369), Frostproof, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed decision to divert due to deteriorating weather.

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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