# Accident 20150606008119A: Belcher Jim B ZENITH 601XLB, Alpine, TX, June 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2015, 08:20 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3675° N, 103.6836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3675&lon=-103.6836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274AJ-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Belcher Jim B ZENITH 601XLB (registry code 05632VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/belcher-jim-b-zenith-601xlb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELCHER JIM B ZENITH 601XLB
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL O-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150606008119A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA263), Jun 6, 2015: Belcher CH601XLB (N274AJ), Alpine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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