# Accident 20141021021439A: Andrew D Tuberville ZODIAC XL, Mountain Home, AR, October 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2014, 17:45 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, AR
- Airport: Baxter County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3689° N, 92.4706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3689&lon=-92.4706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601WR-2018-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Andrew D Tuberville ZODIAC XL (registry code 05627SX, https://openairdocs.org/model/andrew-d-tuberville-zodiac-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANDREW D TUBERVILLE ZODIAC XL
- Reported engine: CHEVROLET CORVAIR 0-160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141021021439A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 21, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1745 CST, N601WR, AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, MODEL: ZODIAC XL IMPACTED THE GROUND PARALLEL TO THE BAXTER COUNTY AIRPORT (BPK) AIRPORT, MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BPK AND AFTER TAKEOFF EXPERIENCED HIGH ENGINE GAS TEMPERATURES (EGT) IN THE CYLINDERS AND LOSS OF MORE THAN 50% POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE SPORT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT BY THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MOUNTAIN HOME AIRPORT (BPK), MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN15LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA023), Oct 21, 2014: Tuberville Zodiac XL (N601WR), Mountain Home, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examinations revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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