# Accident 20230808012759A: Reynolds Ronald B TEAM ACFT Z-MAX, Rigby, ID, August 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2023, 18:25 local time
- Place: Rigby, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6407° N, 111.9299° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6407&lon=-111.9299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440ZM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440ZM-2023-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reynolds Ronald B TEAM ACFT Z-MAX (registry code 05620AF, https://openairdocs.org/model/reynolds-ronald-b-team-acft-z-max) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REYNOLDS RONALD B TEAM ACFT Z-MAX
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 268 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230808012759A

## Narrative

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

AFTER COMPLETING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT ANNUAL CONDITION AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM U56 RUNWAY19 AT APPROXIMATELY 1825 LOCAL TIME ON 8/8/2023. AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 100'-150' AGL, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE MADE WHAT A WITNESS REPORTED AS A MISS OR SPUTTERING SOUND. AFTER THE ENGINE SPUTTER, THE PILOT MADE A LEFT HAND 180 DEGREE TURN TOWARDS THE TAXIWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40' AGL THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE TAXIWAY AND AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN ABRUPT ROTATIONAL SPIN TO THE RIGHT AND COME TO REST EAST OF THE TAXIWAY. A POST CRASH FIRE OCCURED WHERE THE PILOT SUSTAINED BURNS TO HIS ARMS AND LEGS AND INJUY TO HIS HEAD RESULTING IN A LOSS OF MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 WPR23LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA314), Aug 9, 2023: Reynolds Ronald B Team Acft Z-MAX (N440ZM), Rigby, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff due to inadequately secured wires, which resulted in the wearing of the wires’ sheaths and the grounding of the airplane’s electrical system. Contributing to…

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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