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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Don W Guice ZODIAC 601XL · Seagoville, TX · June 29, 2015

Date
June 29, 2015 · 10:40 local
Place
Seagoville, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N253DG
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA286
Reported as
Don W Guice Zodiac 601XL
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
260 total151 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft experienced engine problems and was not able to reach an airport.

Landed in a field that was freshly flooded. Aircraft nosed over and bent the wing and ripped the engine mounts from the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH AN AIRPORT.

LANDED IN A FIELD THAT WAS FRESHLY FLOODED. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND BENT THE WING AND RIPPED THE ENGINE MOUNTS FROM THE FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

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