# Accident 20140805014559A: David Fitzgerald ZENITH CH750, Dixie, ID, August 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2014, 13:00 local time
- Place: Dixie, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2103° N, 115.3594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2103&lon=-115.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32FZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32FZ-2015-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: David Fitzgerald ZENITH CH750 (registry code 05632GP, https://openairdocs.org/model/david-fitzgerald-zenith-ch750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ulpower UL350IS (registry code 62000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ulpower-ul350is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVID FITZGERALD ZENITH CH750
- Reported engine: ULPOWER 350IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 376 total, 376 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140805014559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED BIG CREEK AIRPORT (U60) BOUND FOR DIXIE, ID (A05). APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING U60, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE MOUNTAIN, RESULTING IN FATALITIES FOR PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR14FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA330), Aug 5, 2014: David Fitzgerald Zenith (N32FZ), Warren, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack while climbing to avoid terrain while operating at a high density altitude, which…

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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