30.1015° N, 96.0765° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hempstead, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 24, 2016 · 10:07 local
Place
Hempstead, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGXLP
Reported as
Zenair CH601XL
Reported engine
Chevrolet CORVAIR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
273 total157 in this make and model7 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.
The pilot reported that he lost electrical power, which caused the engine to run rough. While making an off field landing he hit a street sign and spun into a ditch.
An inspection of the airplane found that a wire on the voltage regulator was loose.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH. WHILE MAKING AN OFF FIELD LANDING HE HIT A STREET SIGN AND SPUN INTO A DITCH.
AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE FOUND THAT A WIRE ON THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR WAS LOOSE.