David Brown/U Balldin/T Morgan ZENITH STOL CH701 N1836E

Summary

On 25 June 2023 at about 01:00 local time, a David Brown/U Balldin/T Morgan ZENITH STOL CH701 registered N1836E was involved in an accident near Arnaudville, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 June 2023 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Arnaudville, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

30.3977, -91.9315

Aircraft

David Brown/U Balldin/T Morgan ZENITH STOL CH701

Registration

N1836E

Category

Airplane

Year built

2015

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA331

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed resulting in exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. The low altitude at which the flight was conducted contributed to the outcome.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The non-certificated pilot reported that he was flying low and slow over a field looking for a model airplane that he had lost the day before. He was returning to his private airstrip, flying low and slow over trees, when the airplane stalled. Before he could recover from the aerodynamic stall the landing gear contacted the trees, and the airplane fell to the ground. He reported that there were no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane and that the accident was all pilot error. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.