# Accident 20190815014269A: Burris Richard ZODIAK 601XLB, Jumal, CA, August 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2019, 10:00 local time
- Place: Jumal, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7022° N, 116.8672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7022&lon=-116.8672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N662WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N662WB-2025-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burris Richard ZODIAK 601XLB (registry code 05634VH, https://openairdocs.org/model/burris-richard-zodiak-601xlb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ulpower UL260IS (registry code 61999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ulpower-ul260is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURRIS RICHARD ZODIAK 601XLB
- Reported engine: ULPOWER 260IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 62 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190815014269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED KSEE FOR A FLIGHT TO DO SOME TESTING OF HIS STALL WARNING HORN.  PILOT BEGAN HIS RETURN TO KSEE WHEN HIS ENGINE FAILED.  HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS.  PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY, POWER OFF LANDING IN A FIELD.  PILOT HAD NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR19LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA222), Aug 15, 2019: Zenith 601XLB (N662WB), Jamul, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to an undetermined loss of electrical power to the engine control system. Contributing factors were the lack of a redundant system to provide for engine control should 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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