Zenith STOL CH 750 N17SD
11 June 2024 · Caney, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 June 2024 at about 16:00 local time, a Zenith STOL CH 750 registered N17SD was involved in an accident near Caney, Texas, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Caney, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bay City Regional Airport (BYY)
- Coordinates
- 28.9732, -95.8635
- Aircraft
- Zenith STOL CH 750
- Registration
- N17SD
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2023
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Caney → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN24LA217
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing,
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during a short field landing, the airplane was high as it crossed the runway threshold. The pilot reduced power and lifted the nose of the airplane. The airplane landed hard, the propeller struck the ground, and the nose landing gear collapsed under the fuselage. The airplane came to rest on its nose and sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Zenith STOL accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2024 | Zenith STOL CH750 | Sextonville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 2025 | Zenith STOL CH701 | Geneva, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Dec 2023 | Zenith STOL CH701 | Marienville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Zenith STOL CH701 | Blaine, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Zenith STOL CH750 | Byron, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2023 | Zenith STOL CH701 | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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