# Accident 20250525006069A: Griggs John 701, Geneva, OH, May 25, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2025, 10:11 local time
- Place: Geneva, OH
- Airport: Germack
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7659° N, 80.9091° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-80.9091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N514JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Griggs John 701 (registry code 05903AJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/griggs-john-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRIGGS JOHN 701
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250525006069A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT AND MECHANIC/PILOT DEPARTED GERMACK AIRPORT (7D9), GENEVA OH RUNWAY 19 ON A POST MAINTENANCE FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN A SUFFICIENT POSTITIVE RATE OF CLIMB.  AFTER TURNING CROSSWIND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## 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 ERA25FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA211), May 25, 2025: Zenith Stol CH701 (N514JG), Geneva, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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