# Accident 20150725012809A: Sanford Fred E ZENITH CH 601XL, Bristol, WI, July 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2015, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bristol, WI
- Airport: Paddock Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5814° N, 88.0117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5814&lon=-88.0117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9601, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9601-2018-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sanford Fred E ZENITH CH 601XL (registry code 056243X, https://openairdocs.org/model/sanford-fred-e-zenith-ch-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SANFORD FRED E ZENITH CH 601XL
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150725012809A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 25, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST, AN EXPERIMENTAL ZENITH CH601XL, N9601, CRASHED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF BRISTOL, WI. THE PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER, A PRIVATE PILOT, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN15FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA315), Jul 25, 2015: Sanford Zenith CH 601XL (N9601), Bristol, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and airplane control following a loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the installation of ignition system coils that…

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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