# Accident 20171209022909A: Zenith CH750, Franklin, PA, December 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2017, 13:15 local time
- Place: Franklin, PA
- Airport: Venango Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3775° N, 79.8606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3775&lon=-79.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750AD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Michael Adamczyk ZENITH CH750 (registry code 05635OB, https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-adamczyk-zenith-ch750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZENITH CH750
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 11 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171209022909A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ROTATED TOO EARLY DURING TAKEOFF AT A FAIRLY STEEP ATTITUDE. A CROSSWIND GUST BLEW THE AIRCRAFT LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE. THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND BELIEVES HE MAY HAVE REDUCED POWER. A STALL ENSUED.

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: RIGHT MAIN GEAR BENT UNDER THE FUSELAGE, NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF AT BOTTOM OF STRUT, BOTH WINGTIPS DAMAGED, RIGHT WING UPPER SKIN NEAR FUSELAGE EXHIBITED WRINKLING. THE PROPELLER  DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL, BUT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STOPPAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA083), Dec 9, 2017: Michael Adamczyk Zenith CH750 (N750AD), Franklin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive application of aft stick during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to this accident was the pilot’s inexperience in the airplane.

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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