# Accident 20170130001359A: Zenith CH750 STOL, Jennings, LA, January 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2017, 09:45 local time
- Place: Jennings, LA
- Airport: Jennings
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2433° N, 92.6733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2433&lon=-92.6733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1972C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1972C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brammer Chris M JR ZENITH CH 750 STOL (registry code 056343U, https://openairdocs.org/model/brammer-chris-m-jr-zenith-ch-750-stol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZENITH CH750 STOL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170130001359A

## Narrative

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

PIOLOT WAS RETURNING TO K3R7 (JENNINGS) BECAUSE OF LOW FUEL IN LEFT WING AND HIGH FUEL IN RIGHT. HE WAS LINE UP ON RWY 26, 3 MILES OUT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. WITH TREE LINE AND POWER LINE IN FRONT OF HIM HE PUT DOWN IN GRASS FIELD. NOSE TOUCHED DOWN AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER

## 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 CEN17LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA092), Jan 30, 2017: Zenith CH750 Stol (N1972C), Jennings, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the right fuel tank to supply fuel to the engine for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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