# Accident 20140713012359A: Douglas E Mckenzie ZENITH STOL CH750, Dodgeville, MI, July 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dodgeville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0197° N, 88.5517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0197&lon=-88.5517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N792MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N792MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas E Mckenzie ZENITH STOL CH750 (registry code 05631ON, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-e-mckenzie-zenith-stol-ch750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS E MCKENZIE ZENITH STOL CH750
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,090 total, 94 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140713012359A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 13, 2014, AT 1700 EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT ZENITH STOL CH750, N792MC REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, COLLIDED WITH A TREE TOP ON TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR DODGEVILLE, MI.  THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED AND LANDED AT A HIGH ANGLE OF IMPACT AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE OWNER/PRIVATE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PERFORMING A FULL FLAPS TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 28 AND DID NOT SEE THE TREE UNTIL HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AWAY.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.   SEVEN MILES NORTHEAST OF THE SITE AT THE HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT ASOS STATION, WINDS WERE REPORTED 260 AT 20KTS, GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS.

## 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 CEN14CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA368), Jul 13, 2014: Mckenzie Douglas E Stol CH750 (N792MC), Dodgeville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff resulting in an impact with a tree and terrain.

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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