# Accident 20140414005709A: Kaldor Gregory N ZENITH 701, Eutawville, SC, April 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2014, 18:00 local time
- Place: Eutawville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3894° N, 80.3395° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3894&lon=-80.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851RC-2016-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaldor Gregory N ZENITH 701 (registry code 05629ZX, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaldor-gregory-n-zenith-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KALDOR GREGORY N ZENITH 701
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 17 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140414005709A

## Narrative

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

ONE APRIL 14, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS EST AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR BUILT, ZENITH 701 N851RC WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR EUTAWVILLE, SC. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA14CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA200), Apr 14, 2014: Kaldor Gregory N Zenith 701 (N851RC), Eutaw Springs, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to execute a precautionary landing to unsuitable terrain following an inflight encounter with a wind gust, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane.

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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