20180811010949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Kemnitzer Stephen R ZENITH STOL CH750 · Napa, CA · August 11, 2018

Date
August 11, 2018 · 10:56 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Napa
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N328SK
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR18TA223
Reported as
Kemnitzer Stephen R Zenith Stol CH750
Reported engine
Ulpower 350IS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported loss of oil pressure to ATC at 1750Z. Pilot contacted ATC at 1755Z and cic declared an emergency. Pilot reported engine loss and landed on top of a levee on the Napa river, west of kapc with, alegedly, one other person on board. No reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE TO ATC AT 1750Z. PILOT CONTACTED ATC AT 1755Z AND CIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE LOSS AND LANDED ON TOP OF A LEVEE ON THE NAPA RIVER, WEST OF KAPC WITH, ALEGEDLY, ONE OTHER PERSON ON BOARD. NO REPORTED INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.