# Accident 20170719012529A: Aircraft Mfg & Dvlpmt Co CH601XLI SLSA, Towanda, PA, July 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Towanda, PA
- Airport: Bradford County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7186° N, 76.4631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7186&lon=-76.4631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601PH-2019-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aircraft Mfg & Dvlpmt CH601XLI SLSA (registry code 060004E, https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-dvlpmt-ch601xli-slsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRCRAFT MFG & DVLPMT CO CH601XLI SLSA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170719012529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT AIRPORT. AFTER A 'TOUCH AND GO', AND DURING CLIMB OUT, HE TRANSMITTED ON THE   RADIO THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING AN "IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY" (WITHOUT DESCRIPTION) AND WAS "RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT". WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE CLIMBOUT AS THE AIRCRAFT NOSE FALLING AND THEN PITCHING UP (PORPOISING) AS IF RE-OCCURRING STALLS. AIRCRAFT DECENDED INTO TREES. POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT. SINGLE PILOT OCCUPANT. FATAL.

## 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 ERA17FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA248), Jul 19, 2017: Aircraft Mfg & Dvlpmt CH601XLi Slsa (N601PH), Towanda, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, and the pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an attempted…

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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