Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601 XL accident near Agnos, AR
On November 6, 2009, a Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601 XL (airplane) was involved in an accident near Agnos, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 6, 2009
- Place
- Agnos, AR
- Aircraft
- Zenith Aircraft Co ZODIAC 601 XL · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.255°N, 91.693°W
- NTSB ID
- 20091107X34009
Official records · CEN10FA042
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 6, 2009, at 1005 central standard time, a Zenith Aircraft Company Zodiac 601 XL, experimental light sport airplane, N538CJ, was destroyed when it impacted terrain, following an in-flight breakup near Agnos, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. The sport pilot was fatally injured. The cross country flight departed Sharp County Regional Airport (KCVK), Ash Flat, Arkansas, at 0848. The property owner discovered the wreckage of the accident airplane in his field. There were no known or identified witnesses to the events that led up to the accident flight or impact sequence. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data was not available for the accident flight. The pilot was not in communications with other pilots or airport ground personnel in the area or air traffic control at the time of the accident. The debris field was scattered over 600 feet on a magnetic bearing of 35 degrees initiating with the right wing assembly which came to rest in a pond. The left wing assembly came to rest forward of the right wing. The left wing spar, left wing fuel tank, various cockpit items, and personal effects were located in the debris field. The fuselage, empennage, engine, and propeller assembly came to rest, inverted, approximately 600 feet from the right wing. There were no ground scars identified between the right wing and the main wreckage that could be associated with the left or ri
Probable cause
The in-flight separation of both wings due to aileron flutter. The aileron flutter was the result of inadequate wing stiffness and strength and the lack of aileron counterbalances.
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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.
