# Accident 20180414007199A: Ziesmer Robert W CH 750, Kernville, CA, April 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2018, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9908° N, 118.4975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9908&lon=-118.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N830AZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N830AZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ziesmer Robert W CH 750 (registry code 05632IW, https://openairdocs.org/model/ziesmer-robert-w-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ulpower UL350IS (registry code 62000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ulpower-ul350is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZIESMER ROBERT W CH 750
- Reported engine: ULPOWER 350IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180414007199A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ABOUT 7,500 FT MSL, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO NO AVAIL AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN WILDERNESS AREA APPOX. 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF KERNVILLE, CA.. UPON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER INVERTED AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT REPORTED, AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE, THE AIRPLANE HAD A TOTAL OF ABOUT 12.5 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 WPR18LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA120), Apr 14, 2018: Zenith Stol CH750 (N830AZ), Kernville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to air or fuel vapor entering the fuel system, which prevented fuel from reaching the engine cylinders, which necessitated an emergency landing, during which the…

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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