Sandell ZENITH CH 200 N49DE

Summary

On 8 April 2001 at about 20:10 local time, a Sandell ZENITH CH 200 registered N49DE was involved in an accident near Canon City, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 April 2001 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Canon City, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Fremont County (1V6)

Coordinates

38.4408, -105.1100

Aircraft

Sandell ZENITH CH 200

Registration

N49DE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Canon City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN01FA082

2 people died.

the pilot in command inadvertently allowing the airplane to stall/spin. Contributing factors were the pilot's total lack of experience in airplane make/model, and high wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot/passenger had recently traded the airplane and the new owner had contracted with the commercial pilot to ferry the airplane to his home base. The purpose of this flight was for the commercial pilot to familiarize himself with the airplane. The commercial pilot had no previous experience in this make/model of aircraft. A witness saw the airplane "flying very slowly" on the downwind leg approximately 200 feet agl. When the airplane was abeam the runway threshold, it "rolled to the left and dove inverted" into the ground. Another witness reported seeing the airplane "flutter" and "shake" before diving to the ground. A third witness said the airplane entered a left spin. The witnesses said that the westerly wind had been strong all day, estimated between 45 and 60 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.