# Accident 20160329002349A: Sewell William K ZODIAC 601 XL, Clarksville, VA, March 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2016, 08:15 local time
- Place: Clarksville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5939° N, 78.5608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5939&lon=-78.5608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601BZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601BZ-2016-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sewell William K ZODIAC 601 XL (registry code 05622L0, https://openairdocs.org/model/sewell-william-k-zodiac-601-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEWELL WILLIAM K ZODIAC 601 XL
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 270 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160329002349A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA16CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA167), Mar 29, 2016: Sewell William K Zodiac 601 (N601BZ), Clarksville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane drifting to the left of the runway and impacting trees.

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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