# Accident 20150629010189A: Don W Guice ZODIAC 601XL, Seagoville, TX, June 29, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2015, 10:40 local time
- Place: Seagoville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6506° N, 96.5398° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6506&lon=-96.5398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253DG-2015-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Don W Guice ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05631Z1, https://openairdocs.org/model/don-w-guice-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DON W GUICE ZODIAC 601XL
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 151 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150629010189A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA286), Jun 29, 2015: Don W Guice Zodiac 601XL (N253DG), Seagoville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine overheating, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, due to the pilot's operation of the engine with a higher-than-specified oil quantity level.

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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