Klemme William H ZENITH CH 701 accident near Iowa Falls, IA
On July 15, 2010, a Klemme William H ZENITH CH 701 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Iowa Falls, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 15, 2010
- Place
- Iowa Falls, IA
- Aircraft
- Klemme William H ZENITH CH 701 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.474°N, 93.272°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100715X63336
Official records · CEN10LA401
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 15, 2010, at 1330 central daylight time, an amateur-built Zenith CH701, N701KC, collided with the terrain following a loss of control while landing on runway 31 at the Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (IFA), Iowa Falls, Iowa. The commercial rated pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The personal flight was being operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The flight originated from IFA approximately 15 minutes prior to the accident. The accident occurred during the first flight after the pilot had finished building the airplane. Several people witnessed the flight and accident. One of the witnesses was a flight instructor who had recently been flying with the accident pilot. This witness stated she saw the pilot taxi the airplane to the runway and heard the pilot perform the engine run-up which sounded “smooth.” She stated the pilot then began performing high speed taxi runs. At some point, she realized the pilot had not taxied back on the runway. She figured he had taken off so she began looking for him which is when she saw the airplane about a mile southwest of the airport in a spin. She stated the airplane went below the tree line then climbed back up. The airplane then entered a left downwind to runway 31 and the pilot made a radio call that he was coming in to land. The instructor stated that when the airplane was on final approach it was “washing side-to-side in slow flight” at which time the pilot added
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the model of airplane.
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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.
