Mockler ZODIAC CH-600 N1156L

Summary

On 1 September 2000 at about 13:15 local time, a Mockler ZODIAC CH-600 registered N1156L was involved in an accident near Carmel, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 2000 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Carmel, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

39.9606, -86.1701

Aircraft

Mockler ZODIAC CH-600

Registration

N1156L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anderson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA279

1 person died.

the pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the tower. A factor was the tower.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The accident airplane was destroyed during an in-flight impact with a tower and with terrain. A witness said, 'I watched the plane fly from North to South over my house. The plane was very low about 250 - 300ft. The engine sounded good and the plane was flying level and not loosing altitude. It appeared under control.' Another witness said, 'Heard a plane low - sounded like an ultra light - watched it circle us saw it was a single engine - it was right over us - heading north and flew right into the radio tower - and tumbled down to the ground - the right wing/airplane parts hung in the tower [and] the plane crashed....' At 0755, the weather was: Wind 110 degrees at 5 knots; visibility 7 statute miles; sky condition few 15,000 feet; temperature 24 degrees C; dew point 21 degrees C; altimeter 30.03 inches of mercury. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector said, 'Due to the extensive damage to the forward structure, some cable attachments were broken, but it appeared that all controls were in operation at the time of the accident.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.