# Accident 20200229003099A: Paul Darrell Ownby ZODIAC 601XL, Cabool, MO, February 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2020, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cabool, MO
- Airport: Cabool
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1325° N, 92.0839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-92.0839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601ND-2022-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Paul Darrell Ownby ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05632UO, https://openairdocs.org/model/paul-darrell-ownby-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAUL DARRELL OWNBY ZODIAC 601XL
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 178 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200229003099A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN20LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA107), Feb 29, 2020: Zenith CH601 (N601ND), Cabool, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to failure of the No. 1 cylinder piston for reasons that could not be determined based on 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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