Hooker Zodiac 601XL accident near Oakdale, CA
On February 8, 2006, a Hooker Zodiac 601XL (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oakdale, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 8, 2006
- Place
- Oakdale, CA
- Aircraft
- Hooker Zodiac 601XL · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.761°N, 120.800°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060217X00209
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 8, 2006, at 1515 Pacific standard time, an experimental amateur built Hooker Zenith Aircraft Company Zodiac 601XL, N105RH, impacted flat open terrain in a nose down attitude about 1/4 mile northeast of Oakdale Airport (O27), Oakdale, California. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot/owner and the certified flight instructor (CFI) were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area instructional flight that departed Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field (MOD), Modesto, California, about 1500. No flight plan had been filed. The wreckage was at 37 degrees 45.723 minutes north latitude and 120 degrees 47.823 minutes west longitude. Witnesses, who saw them boarding at Modesto, indicated that the CFI was seated in the left seat, and the pilot/owner was seated in the right seat. One witness, located about 1/2 mile north of the accident site, stated that he was outside on his break when his attention was drawn toward the direction of the accident airplane that was flying overhead towards Oakdale airport. The airplane was about 800 to 1,000 feet above ground level (agl). He stated that he heard a "very loud" engine and it sounded as if it were being "revved up" repeatedly. As the airplane flew to the southwest, he saw the wings visibly vibrate, and observed what he thought were pieces of metal separate from the airplane. The witness stated that the engine noise momentarily increased in pitch and volume before the "left wing collap
Probable cause
the structural failure of the wings for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
