# Accident 20171221023389A: Browning Gregory S ZODIAC 601XL, Thompsons Stati, TN, December 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2017, 13:07 local time
- Place: Thompsons Stati, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8192° N, 87.0469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8192&lon=-87.0469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N929GB-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Browning Gregory S ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05628GT, https://openairdocs.org/model/browning-gregory-s-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROWNING GREGORY S ZODIAC 601XL
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171221023389A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/21/2017 AT 1230 CST THE PILOT DEPARTED SHELBYVILLE TN (SYI) ENROUTE TO CHAPMANSBORO, TN (TN77). AT 1307 THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WEATHER WAS CLOUDY OVERCAST WITH LOW CEILINGS.

## 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 WPR18FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA053), Dec 21, 2017: Browning Gregory S Zodiac 601XL (N929GB), Thompson's Station, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The sport pilot's decision to depart in and continue flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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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