# Accident 20180622017069A: Zenith 701, Maple Lake, MN, June 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2018, 19:42 local time
- Place: Maple Lake, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2378° N, 93.9914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2378&lon=-93.9914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mahorney Kenneth R STOL CH-701 (registry code 056349S, https://openairdocs.org/model/mahorney-kenneth-r-stol-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZENITH 701
- Reported engine: SUZUKI GEO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,196 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180622017069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FAILURE OF ONE OF THE PROTECTIVE MODES WITHIN THIS SUZUKI'S ENGINE'S ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. AIRCRAFT WAS ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN DITCH ALONGSIDE ROAD DAMAGING RIGHT WING, BELLY, AND NOSE OF AIRCRAFT INCLUDING GEAR.

## 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 CEN18LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA237), Jun 22, 2018: Zenith Stol CH701 (N736MM), Maple Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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