# Accident 20160517009999A: Zodiac 601 DDS/C441, Grass Valley, CA, May 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2016, 16:30 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Air Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2233° N, 121.0042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2233&lon=-121.0042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99SZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99SZ-2019-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Van B Anthony ZODIAC 601 HDS (registry code 05634O3, https://openairdocs.org/model/van-b-anthony-zodiac-601-hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZODIAC 601 DDS/C441
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 18 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160517009999A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/17/16 N99SZ WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT KGOO RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT BEING DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA16CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA242), May 17, 2016: Van B Anthony Zodiac (N99SZ), Grass Valley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach and landing, which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, runway excursion, and collision with a parked airplane.

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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