# Accident 20170702018589A: Lawrence O Nolte ZODIAC CH650B, Dover, PA, July 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2017, 13:26 local time
- Place: Dover, PA
- Airport: Lazy B Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0225° N, 76.8167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0225&lon=-76.8167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N650LN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N650LN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lawrence O Nolte ZODIAC CH650B (registry code 05635T2, https://openairdocs.org/model/lawrence-o-nolte-zodiac-ch650b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAWRENCE O NOLTE ZODIAC CH650B
- Reported engine: CONT 0-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17TA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17TA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170702018589A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AICRAFT LOST POWER.  INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING BY PILOT DETERMINED THAT ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP (PRIMARY) STOPPED WORKING RESULTING IN ENGINE STOPPAGE.  IN MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND, THE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED FLAPS WERE INOPERABLE. LANDED VICINITY AIRFIELD BEYOND NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE AREA AND RESULTED IN DAMAGED AIRCAFT.

## 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 ERA17TA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17TA233), Jul 2, 2017: Lawrence O Nolte Zodiac CH650B (N650LN), Dover, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of the loss of all electric fuel pumps due to a loss of electric power because of the installation of an improper battery on the airplane and the use of…

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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