# Incident 20140425005199I: Loehr Thomas H ZENITH STOL CH701, Versailles, MO, April 25, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2014, 16:52 local time
- Place: Versailles, MO
- Airport: Roy Otten Memorial Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4283° N, 92.8753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROY OTTEN MEML AIRFIELD (3VS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4283&lon=-92.8753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Loehr Thomas H ZENITH STOL CH701 (registry code 056211K, https://openairdocs.org/model/loehr-thomas-h-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: LOEHR THOMAS H ZENITH STOL CH701
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 50 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140425005199I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED ABRUPTLY AND THE PROPELLER CEASED OPERATION ON A FLIGHT FROM H79 TO 3VS AT CRUISE SPEED AND ALTITUDE. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD OFF AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N144AC (1)

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

- [Accident 20100322030589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100322030589A), Mar 22, 2010: Loehr Thoma ZENITH STOL (N144AC), Eldon, MO, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he taxied to runway 36, checked engine operation, began take-off, and climbed to around 300 feet AGL. He stated the engine then revved with…

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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