# Accident 20170720009979A: Canion Michael W ZODIAC 601XL, Grady, AR, July 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Grady, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0800° N, 91.7008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0800&lon=-91.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577M-2019-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canion Michael W ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05619WN, https://openairdocs.org/model/canion-michael-w-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-C2C (registry code 42033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CANION MICHAEL W ZODIAC 601XL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170720009979A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CDT, A ZODIAC 601 XL, REGISTERED AS N577M, LANDED IN A CORN FIELD NEAR GRADY, AR DUE TO COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/ENGINE FAILURE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SPORT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CENTER TEXAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CENTER, TEXAS ON JULY 20, 2017, AT 1515 CDT.

## 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 CEN17LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA313), Jul 20, 2017: Canion Michael W Zodiac 601XL (N577M), Grady, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a lack of ignition resulting from a broken alternator wire.

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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