Burkholder Jimmy C Zodiac 601HD accident near Live Oak, FL
On March 10, 2009, a Burkholder Jimmy C Zodiac 601HD (airplane) was involved in an accident near Live Oak, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 10, 2009
- Place
- Live Oak, FL
- Aircraft
- Burkholder Jimmy C Zodiac 601HD · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.300°N, 83.024°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090310X44201
Official records · ERA09LA193
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 10, 2009, at 1249 eastern daylight time, an amateur-built Zodiac 601HD, N601DE, was destroyed during impact with the ground and postcrash fire in Live Oak, Florida. The passenger was fatally injured and the pilot initially sustained serious injuries. The pilot succumbed to his injuries on April 5, 2009. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane departed around 1200 from Suwannee County Airport (24J), Live Oak, Florida. It impacted a field about 7 miles to the west of the airport. The intended route of flight was unknown and the airplane could not be identified through radar data. Additionally, the pilot did not request a preflight weather briefing or file a flight plan. The only witnesses to the accident were two 5-year-old boys playing in their backyard. According to the witnesses, they observed the airplane flying overhead and noticed smoke coming from the front and underside of the airplane. One of the witnesses reported one wing was lower than the other and "it was loud." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 68, held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating. He also held an experimental repairman builder certificate for the accident airplane. His most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third-class medical certificate was issued on June 22, 2006. At that time, the pilot report
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control of the airplane 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.
