Accident Zenith STOL CH 701 N701SA,
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Date:Friday 24 September 2021
Time:00:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH70 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Zenith STOL CH 701
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N701SA
MSN: 7-6054
Year of manufacture:2010
Total airframe hrs:150 hours
Engine model:Jabiru 2200A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Owens Valley, Inyo County, Bishop, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Law enforcement personnel reported that the owner/pilot reported that his airplane had been stolen. The night before, the pilot landed and parked his airplane at the airport's transient parking area. The following morning, he noticed that his airplane had been moved and subsequently found it near runway 8, at taxiway A. The airplane was positioned nose down with the nose gear collapsed and the left wing substantially damaged consistent with a loss of airplane control. Law enforcement investigation subsequently led to the arrest of the individual who was involved in the unauthorized movement of the airplane.

Probable Cause: A loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: WPR21LA366
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB WPR21LA366
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult


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