# Accident 20200910016759A: William E Mcclain CH750 CRUZER, Boaz, AL, September 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2020, 12:43 local time
- Place: Boaz, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1669° N, 86.1344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1669&lon=-86.1344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N656BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N656BN-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: William E Mcclain CH750 CRUZER (registry code 05637GC, https://openairdocs.org/model/william-e-mcclain-ch750-cruzer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ulpower UL350IS (registry code 62000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ulpower-ul350is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM E MCCLAIN CH750 CRUZER
- Reported engine: ULPOWER UL350IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 68 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200910016759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CH 750 CRUZER (N656BN), DEPARTED TOM B DAVID FIELD AIRPORT (KZCL), CALHOUN, GEORGIA, WITH INTENTIONS OF FLYING TO TUPELO MISSISSIPPI REFUELING AND FLYING BACK TO (KCZL). AFTER LANDING  AT THE  DESTINATION OF TUPELO MS.  PILOT DEPARTED RETURNING TO CALHOUN, GA (KZCL).  DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN BOAZ ALABAMA ON 09/10/20. ON 9/12/20 AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED IN HEAVILY WOODED AREA. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS EVIDENT. 1 POB, FATAL 1 FATAL, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ERA20LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA314), Sep 10, 2020: Zenair CH750 Cruzer (N656BN), Boaz, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with trees and terrain. Contributing was the pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight…

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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