Zenair CH750 CRUZER accident near Boaz, AL
On September 10, 2020, a Zenair CH750 CRUZER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boaz, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 10, 2020
- Place
- Boaz, AL
- Aircraft
- Zenair CH750 CRUZER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.167°N, 86.134°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200911X32347
Official records · ERA20LA314
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 10, 2020, about 1243 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Zenair CH750 Cruzer airplane, N656BN, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Boaz, Alabama. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. On the day of the accident, the pilot planned to fly from Tom B. David Airport (CZL), Calhoun, Georgia; to Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP), Tupelo, Mississippi; from TUP to Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD), Gadsden, Alabama; and from GAD to CZL. According to a family member, this flight was a "test run" for a flight that the pilot planned to conduct on September 14 from CZL to Conway Regional Airport at Cantrell Field (CXW), Conway, Arkansas. The family member also stated that the pilot had not previously flown to CXW and that he thought that the flight from CZL to TUP would be a “good test” because the flight to TUP was about one-half the distance to CXW. Before the flight from CZL to TUP, the pilot had topped off the fuel tanks in the airplane. Radar data and automatic dependent surveillance--broadcast data revealed that the airplane departed runway 25 at CZL about 0917 and then turned westbound until it was about 6 nautical miles (nm) east of TUP (near the area of Mooresville, Mississippi). The data also showed that the airplane then reversed course and flew east-southeast in the general direction of GAD at varying altitudes from about 2,500 to 5,400 ft mean sea level (msl) during cruise flight. As the airplane passed Necta
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with trees and terrain. Contributing was the pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into an area of low clouds.
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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.
