# Accident 20170415008459A: Zeiler BAKENG DUCE 1976-CZ, Oliver Springs, TN, April 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2017, 15:25 local time
- Place: Oliver Springs, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0233° N, 84.3003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0233&lon=-84.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122BD-2019-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zeiler BAKENG DUCE 1976-CZ (registry code 0565058, https://openairdocs.org/model/zeiler-bakeng-duce-1976-cz) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZEILER BAKENG DUCE 1976-CZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 26 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170415008459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO PRIVATE AIRPORT AND CONTACTED TREES THEN CRASHED

## 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 GAA17CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA236), Apr 15, 2017: Zeiler Bakeng Duce 1976 CZ (N122BD), Oliver Springs, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach and failure to go around, which resulted in impact with 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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