Zenith CH 750 N4744M
16 September 2020 · Montgomery City, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 2020 at about 17:53 local time, a Zenith CH 750 registered N4744M was involved in an accident near Montgomery City, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montgomery City, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9797, -91.6100
- Aircraft
- Zenith CH 750
- Registration
- N4744M
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2017
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Murray → Mexico
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN20LA397
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate fuel management and flight planning, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing into rough terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, the airplane was fueled with 22-23 gallons of fuel before he departed, and the airplane’s fuel consumption rate was about 6 gallons of fuel per hour. He had been airborne about 4 hours and was approaching his destination when the engine sputtered and lost total power. The pilot made a forced landing into rough terrain and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the airplane revealed minimal fuel was onboard, with no leaks of the fuel system. No preimpact anomalies were observed during examination of the engine. The pilot’s preflight planning notes indicated he considered a fuel stop prior to the destination. After the accident, the pilot stated that the onboard fuel quantity indicating system was unreliable and a fuel stop may have been warranted. The pilot’s decision to proceed to the destination without a fuel stop likely resulted in a total loss of engine power due to exhaustion of usable fuel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Zenith CH-750 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2020 | Zenith CH 750 | Montrose, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2019 | Zenith CH 750 | Xenia, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2022 | Zenith CH 750 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2018 | Zenith CH 750 | DeLeon Springs, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2022 | Zenith CH 750 | Libby, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2016 | Zenith CH-750 | Morristown, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2020 | Cessna 172 | Higginsville, Missouri, United States | University of Central Missouri | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Beechcraft 200 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 24 Aug 2020 | Cessna 180 | Lebanon, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2020 | Cessna T182T | Hollister, Missouri, United States | Private Individual | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2020 | Cessna 177RG | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |