# Accident 20251120017509A: Zenair Ltd STOL CH 701, Shady Cove, OR, November 20, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2025, 13:48 local time
- Place: Shady Cove, OR
- Airport: Shady Cove Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6087° N, 122.8294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6087&lon=-122.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43AH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43AH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zenair STOL CH 701 (registry code 05606JZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/zenair-stol-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZENAIR LTD STOL CH 701
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251120017509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND WAS OPERATING THIS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE FOR THE FIRST TIME. AFTER INITIAL TAKEOFF, PIC MADE A SHORT FLIGHT IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT BECOMING COMFORTABLE WITH FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS. UPON RETURNING TO DEPATURE AIRPORT FOR LANDING PRACTICE, PIC PERFORMED 5 GO-AROUNDS DUE TO DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING A STABILIZED APPROACH TRANSITION INTO THE FLARE. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH, PIC MADE A HARD LANDING AND SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY AREA INTO UNPREPARED, SOFT GROUND WHERE THE AIRPLANE NOSE TUCKED UNDER AND FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. PIC HAD MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR26LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA049), Nov 20, 2025: Zenair Stol CH 701 (N43AH), Shady Cove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper throttle input during an approach, which resulted in a rapid descent, hard landing and runway excursion.

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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