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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Simmons Gary F STOL CH 701 · Glen Ellen, CA · July 15, 2017

Date
July 15, 2017 · 12:21 local
Place
Glen Ellen, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N422ES
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR17LA156
Reported as
Simmons Gary F Stol CH 701
Reported engine
Viking Aircraft Engines 110
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total1,520 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N422ES, experimental stol ch 701, crash landed in a field due to mechanical issues with the engine. Substantial damage, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

N422ES, EXPERIMENTAL STOL CH 701, CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.