# Accident 20150327003219A: David Shell ZENITH CH701, Fairfield, UT, March 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2015, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fairfield, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0900° N, 112.1200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0900&lon=-112.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701VZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701VZ-2016-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: David Shell ZENITH CH701 (registry code 05631PB, https://openairdocs.org/model/david-shell-zenith-ch701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVID SHELL ZENITH CH701
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 165 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150327003219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT (NO FLIGHT PLAN) AND WAS RETURNING FROM DELLE UTAH TOWARDS FAIRFIELD (WEST DESERT AIRPARK UT99), THE PILOT THOUGHT HE SMELLED SOMETHING HOT OR SMOKE AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF UT99. AS PILOT WAS LANDING HE LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER INTO DITCH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA15CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA024), Mar 27, 2015: David Shell Zenith CH701 (N701VZ), Fairfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a precautionary off airport landing.

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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