# NTSB MIA78DKJ90: Z-Bird LD-1, N52RZ, Oneonta, AL, September 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1978
- Place: Oneonta, AL · ONEONTA, AL
- Location: 33.9470° N, 86.4898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oneonta, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9470&lon=-86.4898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKJ90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2895  78/9/17    ONEONTA,AL          Z-BIRD LD-1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 998
        TIME - 1600                    N52RZ               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBBINS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONEONTA,AL                  TALLADEGA,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AN ARMY HELICOPTER PARKED ON THE RAMP,66-16301 - SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52RZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52RZ-1982-11-16), registration cancelled 1982-11-16, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Z-BIRD LD-1
- Registry model: [Zorn Z-BIRD LD-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/zorn-z-bird-ld-1) (registry code 0565302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Robbins Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780917031489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917031489A), Sep 17, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Oneonta, AL, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with an army helicopter parked on the ramp,66-1 - sub dmg.

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.

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