# Accident 20150817015979A: Zenair CH2000, Mcallen, TX, August 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2015, 21:50 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262ZA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ZENAIR CH2000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150817015979A

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ABORTED TAKE OFF TAKIED BACK AND DEPARTED. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED CROSSWIND AND AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AGL STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FLOAT BOWLAND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK, WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE NOT CONTAINED FUEL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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