# Accident 20250901012379A: Mark Strout ZENAIR ZODIAC 601HDS, Spring, FL, September 1, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2025, 16:05 local time
- Place: Spring, FL
- Airport: Pilot Country
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3447° N, 82.4945° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3447&lon=-82.4945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N680LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N680LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mark Strout ZENAIR ZODIAC 601HDS (registry code 05642Y5, https://openairdocs.org/model/mark-strout-zenair-zodiac-601hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Viking 130 (registry code 63998, https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARK STROUT ZENAIR ZODIAC 601HDS
- Reported engine: VIKING 130
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250901012379A

## Narrative

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

INCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PILOT COUNTRY AIRPORT (XO5) AT 1601 ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 WITH THE INTENTION OF FLYING A 15 MINUTE FLIGHT AROUND THE AIRFIELD.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 420 FEET THE ENGINE STALLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED.  THE PIC ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE AIRFIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND FLIPPED OVER RESTING UPDSIDE 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 ERA25LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA327), Sep 1, 2025: Mark Strout Zenair Zodiac 601HDS (N680LM), Connerton, FL, substantial damage, 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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