# Accident 20170618009349A: Wells John L Jr STOL CH 701, Canon City, CO, June 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2017, 07:15 local time
- Place: Canon City, CO
- Airport: Fremont County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4286° N, 105.1069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4286&lon=-105.1069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999WX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999WX-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells John L JR STOL CH 701 (registry code 05633QA, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-john-l-jr-stol-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Yamaha ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 80000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WELLS JOHN L JR STOL CH 701
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170618009349A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/18/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 MDT, N999WY AN EXPERIMENTAL STOL CH-701 AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND REFUSED MEDICAL HELP. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN17LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA236), Jun 18, 2017: Wells John L JR Stol CH 701 (N999WX), Canon City, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the deterioration of a fuel hose.

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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