Lien Zodiac 601 XL accident near Coeur d'Alene, ID
On August 29, 2008, a Lien Zodiac 601 XL (airplane) was involved in an accident near Coeur d'Alene, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 29, 2008
- Place
- Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Aircraft
- Lien Zodiac 601 XL · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.774°N, 116.821°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080923X01519
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 29, 2008, about 1230 Pacific daylight time, a Zodiac 601 XL experimental amateur built airplane, N9881T, was substantially damaged following in-flight collision with terrain and a building while maneuvering near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, and a flight plan was not filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The local flight departed the Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal (COE), Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, about 1225. In statements provided to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) by local law enforcement personnel, several witnesses reported hearing the airplane's engine "cut out," then start up again before it "stopped completely." The witnesses further reported observing the airplane in a turn to the left before "it spiraled down in a tight spiral totally on its side, wings pointing straight up and down." Witnesses stated that one of the airplane's wing tips impacted the ground, flipped over and slid into the side of a school building. Witnesses also reported observing fuel leaking after the airplane had come to rest. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector reported that an onsite examination of the airplane revealed that the carburetor's mixture control lever was observed separated from its mixture shaft. The inspector further reported that all necessary components for flight were accounted for, and that fuel was present at the accident s
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after the engine experienced a loss of power. Contributing to the accident was the mixture control arm separating from the fuel metering valve shaft.
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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.
