# Accident 20221028020429A: Richard H Coles ZENITH 750 CRUZER, Southington, OH, October 28, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2022, 12:43 local time
- Place: Southington, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2725° N, 80.9289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2725&lon=-80.9289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richard H Coles ZENITH 750 CRUZER (registry code 05640YQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-h-coles-zenith-750-cruzer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A (registry code 42120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICHARD H COLES ZENITH 750 CRUZER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,103 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221028020429A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 28, 2022, AT 1243 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT ZENITH 750, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR SOUTHINGTON, OHIO. THE SPORT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT

THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A RESIDENTIAL YARD ABOUT 1,125 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 22 AT WARREN AIRPORT (62D), SOUTHINGTON, OHIO. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRPLANE WERE LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE

## 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 ERA23FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA046), Oct 28, 2022: Zenith CH750 Cruzer (N820RC), Southington, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall…

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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