# Accident 20170604008019A: William D Telfair/Zia Z Telfai EXCALIBUR, Albuquerque, NM, June 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2017, 08:24 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1139° N, 106.8908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1139&lon=-106.8908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78DZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78DZ-2018-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: William D Telfair/Zia Z Telfai EXCALIBUR (registry code 05633TL, https://openairdocs.org/model/william-d-telfair-zia-z-telfai-excalibur) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL-99 (registry code 55559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM D TELFAIR/ZIA Z TELFAI EXCALIBUR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170604008019A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 4, 2017, AT 0824 MST, AN EXCALIBER, N78DZ, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VIOLENTLY PITCHING FORWARD AND AFT.  THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NM.

## 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 CEN17LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA216), Jun 4, 2017: William D Telfair/Zia Z Telfai Excalibur (N78DZ), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of pitch control due to the overload failure of the control rod.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.