# Accident 20210605017249A: Kevin Lippert ZENITH CH 750, Montrose, CO, June 5, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2021, 14:30 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4783° N, 107.8762° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4783&lon=-107.8762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902KL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902KL-2021-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kevin Lippert ZENITH CH 750 (registry code 05634R9, https://openairdocs.org/model/kevin-lippert-zenith-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ulpower UL350IS (registry code 62000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ulpower-ul350is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KEVIN LIPPERT ZENITH CH 750
- Reported engine: ULPOWER UL350IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210605017249A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/5/2021 THE PILOT DEPARTED BLAKE FIELD (KAJZ), AN AIRPORT NEAR DELTA, COLORADO. HE DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL TIME WITH THE INTENT TO RETURN TO HIS HOME WHERE THERE IS A GRASS STRIP AND HANGER FOR HIS AIRPLANE. THE DISTANCE FROM THE KAJZ TO HIS HOME IS 18 MILES.  WHEN INTERVIEWED THE PILOT SAID HE WAS HALF WAY HOME WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT ESTIMATED HIS ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS 500? FEET AGL. THE PILOT SAID HE SELECTED A FIELD HE THOUGHT WOULD BE SAFE TO LAND, HOWEVER WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE SAID HE NOTICED A DITCH THAT RAN PERPENDICULAR TO THE LANDING DIRECTION. BECAUSE OF THE DITCH, THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE TOUCHDOWN POINT BY ADJUSTING AIRSPEED AND ALSO BY ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS ABLE TO GET A MOMENTARY RESTART OF THE ENGINE WHICH HE SAID; GAVE HIM ENOUGH THRUST TO CLEAR THE DITCH, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO REMAIN RUNNING AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT PHOTO EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A RAPID VERTICAL DECENT WITH LITTLE FORWARD AIRSPEED BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY A BOUNCE ON THE MAIN GEAR AND TUNDRA TIRES WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP, FINALLY COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CEN21LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA251), Jun 5, 2021: Kevin Lippert Zenith CH 750 (N902KL), Montrose, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel vapor lock.

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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