Zenith CH601 accident near Pawnee National Grassland, CO
On July 12, 2025, a Zenith CH601 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pawnee National Grassland, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 12, 2025
- Place
- Pawnee National Grassland, CO
- Aircraft
- Zenith CH601 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.739°N, 104.474°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250712200516
NTSB summary
On July 12, 2025, about 1250 mountain daylight time, a Zenith CH601 HDS airplane, N314LB was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in the Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. According to the pilot’s son, the airplane departed Rexburg-Madison Airport, Rexburg, Idaho, early in the morning on July 12th. The airplane landed at Central Wyoming Regional Airport (RIW) Riverton, Wyoming, and the pilot refueled the airplane. The airplane departed RIW and was enroute to Goodland, Kansas, where the pilot planned to spend the night. According to ADS-B data, the airplane was primarily on a southeast heading when the airplane turned south and began a descent during the last 90 seconds of recorded data. A witness, located at the accident site, stated the airplane descended in a wings level and nose low attitude, and the engine was running at what sounded like a full throttle setting. The witness also stated that as the airplane got closer to the ground, the pitch attitude of the airplane did not change. The nose of the airplane remained in a nose low attitude pointed toward the ground. The witness said the airplane struck the ground, bounced twice, and came to rest upright. The accident site was located on a sloping grassy prairie about 24 nm northeast of Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY), Greeley, Colorado. The initial impact was on a magnetic heading of about 240°. The airplane traveled 293 ft from initial impact until the main wre
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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.
