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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Belcher Jim B ZENITH 601XLB · Alpine, TX · June 6, 2015

Date: June 6, 2015 · 08:20 local
Place: Alpine, TX
Airport: Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airp
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N274AJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA263
Reported as: Belcher Jim B Zenith 601XLB
Reported engine: Continental O-200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total8 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N274AJRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2022 · Belcher Jim B ZENITH 601XLBS/N 6-7410 · Built 2014 Airframe modelBelcher Jim B ZENITH 601XLB Engine modelContinental O-200 series4 cycle

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What happened

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On June 6, 2015, at 0820 CDT, a zenith 601XLB aircraft bearing registration number N274AJ, registered to a private owner, lost power on climbout. While attempting an emergency landing the aircraft hit television cable lines which sent it into a carport nose first. The aircraft was in phase I flight testing in VFR conditions. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot sustained minor injuries. The aircraft originated from Alpine-Casparis airport (E38) on June 6, 2015 at approximately 0810 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 6, 2015, AT 0820 CDT, A ZENITH 601XLB AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N274AJ, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HIT TELEVISION CABLE LINES WHICH SENT IT INTO A CARPORT NOSE FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN PHASE I FLIGHT TESTING IN VFR CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT ORIGINATED FROM ALPINE-CASPARIS AIRPORT (E38) ON JUNE 6, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 0810 CDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA263Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlpine, TXThe pilot/builder's failure to properly adjust the fuel flow, which resulted in reduced flow to the engine and a subsequent total loss of engine power.Jun 6, 2015 · Substantial damage