# Accident 20200916013109A: Garrett Christopher R & Dobbs STOL CH 750 ZENITH, Montgomery City, MO, September 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Montgomery City, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9797° N, 91.6100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9797&lon=-91.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4744M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4744M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garrett Christopher R & Dobbs STOL CH 750 ZENITH (registry code 05635LA, https://openairdocs.org/model/garrett-christopher-r-dobbs-stol-ch-750-zenith) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200-A (registry code 17191, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARRETT CHRISTOPHER R & DOBBS STOL CH 750 ZENITH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 836 total, 69 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200916013109A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED MAKING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. ONCE THE NOSE WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN (NOSED OVER). THE TAIL SECTION, FUSELAGE, WINGS, PROP AND COWLING RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER.

## 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 CEN20LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA397), Sep 16, 2020: Zenith CH 750 (N4744M), Montgomery City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management and flight planning, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing into rough terrain.

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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