# Accident 20191208017069A: Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650, Willow Springs, MO, December 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2019, 15:15 local time
- Place: Willow Springs, MO
- Airport: Willow Springs Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9842° N, 91.9556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9842&lon=-91.9556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N914AR-2022-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650 (registry code 056280Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/hook-ronald-g-zodiac-ch-650) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290-D (registry code 42089, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOOK RONALD G ZODIAC CH-650
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-290-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,400 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191208017069A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT COMPLETED AN OIL CHANGE AFTER COMPLETING 3.5 HOURS OF ENGINE RUN FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE CYLINDERS.  THE GROUND ADJUSTABLE PROPELLER WAS SET TO 17 DEGREES, AND A PREFLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED.  THE MAGNETO CHECKS WERE CONDUCTED AT 1700 RPM WITH LESS THAN A 100 RPM DROP PER MAGNETO.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE WILLOW SPRINGS AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 17 WITH A LIGHT WIND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.  THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AS  THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE ENGINE BRIEFLY RESTARTED AND A TURN WAS INITIATED TO RETURN AND LAND ON RUNWAY 35.

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT LOW ALTITUDE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.   THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND CONTACTED A DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE AND PARKED VEHICLE, CONTINUED OVER A DRAINAGE DITCH AND CAME TO REST IN FRONT OF A RESIDENCE.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND NO DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE.

THE RIGHT WING DISPLAYED APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES OF ACCORDION DAMAGE.  THE NOSE SECTION WITH THE ENGINE AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE TORN AWAY AND LOCATED NEXT TO THE AIRFRAME.   THE REMAINDER OF THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST IN A 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.  THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

## 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 ERA20LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA050), Dec 8, 2019: Zenith Zodiac CH-650 (N914AR), Willow Springs, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance practices on the fuel system causing fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N914AR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130502007649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130502007649A), May 2, 2013: Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650 (N914AR), Gainesville, MO, Substantial damage. The aircraft was approaching to land at the owner's private runway in a wooded area, when it struck a tree to the left side of the landing strip and came to…

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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