# NTSB WPR14CA400: Mazurek Keith P Zodiac 601XL, N599KM, Hurricane, UT, June 22, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 22, 2014, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Hurricane, UT - Coordinates: 37.148056, -113.303611 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1481&lon=-113.3036&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 12, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 90402 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14CA400 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90402/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90402 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA400 ## Probable cause Loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was an incorrectly calibrated fuel totalizer. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid management (probable cause); cases with it: [Mazurek Keith P ZODIAC 601XL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=05621PI), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Fuel system: fuel quantity sensor](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022842): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect service/maintenance (probable cause); cases with it: [Mazurek Keith P ZODIAC 601XL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022842/cases.md?model=05621PI), [All aircraft, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022842/cases.md) - [Fuel system: fuel quantity sensor](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022842): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect service/maintenance (probable cause); cases with it: [Mazurek Keith P ZODIAC 601XL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022842/cases.md?model=05621PI), [All aircraft, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022842/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Mazurek Keith P ZODIAC 601XL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05621PI), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Mazurek Keith P ZODIAC 601XL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05621PI), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The sport pilot was on a personal local flight that included a stop at a neighboring airport for fuel. During a 2 mile straight-in final to the neighboring airport, about 1 mile from the runway, the engine lost power. During the subsequent emergency descent and landing, the airplane struck a fence, and the fuselage sustained substantial damage. Following a postaccident examination by the pilot/owner, he reported that the fuel totalizer calibration was inaccurate, and that an empty tank was indicating 3.6 gallons of fuel available. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The sport pilot was on a personal local flight that included a stop at a neighboring airport for fuel. During a 2 mile straight-in final to the neighboring airport, about 1 mile from the runway, the engine lost power. During the subsequent emergency descent and landing, the airplane struck a fence, and the fuselage sustained substantial damage. Following a postaccident examination by the pilot/owner, he reported that the fuel totalizer calibration was inaccurate, and that an empty tank was indicating 3.6 gallons of fuel available. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N599KM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N599KM), registered now, S/N 5297, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAZUREK KEITH P ZODIAC 601XL (XL) - Registry model: [Mazurek Keith P ZODIAC 601XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/mazurek-keith-p-zodiac-601xl) (registry code 05621PI) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 5297 - Year built: 2007 - Airframe hours: 70 - Engines: Jabiru 3300 120 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, March 18, 2014 - Departed: SGU, St. George, UT - Destination: SGU, St. George, UT - Airport: 1L8, General Dick Stout Field, runway 18, 3,410 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: sport pilot; last flight review February 14, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 12,363 total, 9 in this make and model, 9,999 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: SGU, 15 nm away ## 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 20140622009329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140622009329A), Jun 22, 2014: Mazurek Keith P ZODIAC 601XL, Hurricane, UT, Substantial damage. On June 22, 2014 pilot departed airport for short scenic flight. Pilot stated that he had installed a new fuel totalizer on aircraft. Pilot stated that he… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 29, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90402. 1.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40420357&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.