Sharp Ralph R ZENITH STOL CH 701 N701SA
24 September 2021 · Bishop, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 September 2021 at about 07:00 local time, a Sharp Ralph R ZENITH STOL CH 701 registered N701SA was involved in an accident near Bishop, California, 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 07:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bishop, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bishop (BIH)
- Coordinates
- 37.3731, -118.3636
- Aircraft
- Sharp Ralph R ZENITH STOL CH 701
- Registration
- N701SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2010
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- WPR21LA366
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB 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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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