# Accident 20170411007059A: Lazear John T ZENAIR STOL CH 701, Red Lion, PA, April 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2017, 12:00 local time
- Place: Red Lion, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9431° N, 76.5928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9431&lon=-76.5928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3846T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3846T-2018-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lazear John T ZENAIR STOL CH 701 (registry code 05609HO, https://openairdocs.org/model/lazear-john-t-zenair-stol-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAZEAR JOHN T ZENAIR STOL CH 701
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 90 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170411007059A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF, AT A 130 DEGREE HEADING, WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE PILOT STATED ONCE THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, HE FELT COULD NOT GAIN THE ALTITUDE NEEDED TO CLEAR A TREE LINE SO HE BANKED HARD LEFT TO AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 90 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL UNABLE TO OBTAIN LIFT. HE REALIZED HE NEEDED TO CLEAR POWER LINES THAT WERE AHEAD OF HIM, AND PULLED HARD BACK ON THE STICK. AS THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THE POWER LINES, THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL LIFT.

GROUND SCARRING AND EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATES AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE POWER LINES, THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, AT AN ESTIMATED ANGLE OF BETWEEN 40 TO 50 DEGREES. THE WRECKAGE ALSO INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT ?PIROUETTED? COUNTERCLOCKWISE, ON ITS NOSE, BEFORE COMING TO ITS FINAL POSITION.

## 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 ERA17CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA152), Apr 11, 2017: Lazear John T Zenair Stol CH 701 (N3846T), Windsor Twp, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pretakeoff planning, his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a short-field takeoff with a tailwind, which…

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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