# Accident 20240427005059A: Reddick Jonathan L ZODIAC 601XLB, Connellsville, PA, April 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2024, 19:00 local time
- Place: Connellsville, PA
- Airport: Connellsville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9650° N, 79.6534° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9650&lon=-79.6534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reddick Jonathan L ZODIAC 601XLB (registry code 05633UK, https://openairdocs.org/model/reddick-jonathan-l-zodiac-601xlb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REDDICK JONATHAN L ZODIAC 601XLB
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR COVAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240427005059A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT THAT TOOK OFF FROM CONNELLSVILLE AIRPORT “VVS”. PILOT WAS HAVING ENGINE COOLING ISSUES.  PILOT SAID IT WAS HIS SECOND FLIGHT FOR TROUBLESHOOTING THE COOLING ISSUE.  PILOT RECALLS BEING 25 MINUTES INTO THE TEST FLIGHT WHERE HE MADE A LEFT TURN. PILOT WAS IN THE AIRPORT FLIGHT PATTERN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER. PILOT CALLED OVER THE RADIO FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING REQUEST, TO LAND ON RUNWAY 05/23.  CIVIL AIR PATROL WAS ON RUNWAY 05/23 DURING THE REQUEST FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING. THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE FROM THE CIVIL AIR PATROL “LEARN HOW TO USE THE AIRCRAFT RADIO” IT TOOK OVER A MINUTE FOR THE CIVIL AIR PATROL TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. NTSB HAS VIDEO EVIDENCE SUPPORTING WITNESS STATEMENTS OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROL. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE NTSB TO GET A STATEMENT FROM THE CIVIL AIR PATROL.

WHEN INSPECTING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL AIR MIXTURE CABLE WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND STARVED THE ENGINE OF FUEL. ALSO, THE MIXTURE STOPS OF THE CARBURETOR WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY WHICH WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT.

PILOT WAS COUNSELED WITH EMPHASIS ON WHEN WHY AND WHO WITH REGARD FOR HELP WITH MAINTENANCE. WE FEEL  HAS LEARNED THE LESSON AND WILL MAKE BETTER CHOICES IN THE FUTURE.  MGM

## 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 ERA24LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA195), Apr 27, 2024: Reddick Jonathan L Zodiac 601XLB (N601DR), Dunbar, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of an improperly fabricated fuel-air mixture cable bracket. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to fly the airplane with a known mechanical engine issue,…

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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