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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Paul Darrell Ownby ZODIAC 601XL · Cabool, MO · February 29, 2020

Date: February 29, 2020 · 15:00 local
Place: Cabool, MO
Airport: Cabool
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N601ND
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA107
Reported as: Paul Darrell Ownby Zodiac 601XL
Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total178 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N601NDRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2022 · Paul Darrell Ownby ZODIAC 601XLS/N 6-6444 · Built 2013 Airframe modelPaul Darrell Ownby ZODIAC 601XL Engine modelJabiru 3300A4 cycle

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What happened

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On February 29, 2020 around 3:00 pm N601ND departed Cabool, MO (ktvb) runway 21. During the departure, after turning right crosswind on course to rolla national airport (KV1H) the cockpit suddenly filled with smoke, then the engine sputtered and then failed. The aircraft was descending fast and shortly after the pilot kept the wings level and the nose high when the aircraft impacted the trees and came to rest upright in a grove of trees.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 29, 2020 AROUND 3:00 PM N601ND DEPARTED CABOOL, MO (KTVB) RUNWAY 21. DURING THE DEPARTURE, AFTER TURNING RIGHT CROSSWIND ON COURSE TO ROLLA NATIONAL AIRPORT (KV1H) THE COCKPIT SUDDENLY FILLED WITH SMOKE, THEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING FAST AND SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT KEPT THE WINGS LEVEL AND THE NOSE HIGH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A GROVE OF TREES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN20LA107Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCabool, MOThe loss of engine power due to failure of the No. 1 cylinder piston for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.Feb 29, 2020 · Substantial damage