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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sewell William K ZODIAC 601 XL · Clarksville, VA · March 29, 2016

Date
March 29, 2016 · 08:15 local
Place
Clarksville, VA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N601BZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA167
Reported as
Sewell William K Zodiac 601 XL
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
470 total270 in this make and model3 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 drifted left of runway centerline after rotation, stalled and crashed into wooded area.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE AFTER ROTATION, STALLED AND CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA.

NTSB investigation

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