Thursday, October 13, 2022

Zenith STOL CH750, N550ZF: Accident occurred October 07, 2022 in Libby, Aitkin County, Minnesota

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

Investigator In Charge (IIC): Fox, Andrew

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Minneapolis, Minnesota

McGregor Communications LLC


Location: Libby, Minneapolis 
Accident Number: CEN23LA010
Date and Time: October 7, 2022, 16:30 Local
Registration: N550ZF
Aircraft: KINGERY MICHAEL C ZENITH CH750
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: KINGERY MICHAEL C 
Registration: N550ZF
Model/Series: ZENITH CH-750 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
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Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
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Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

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Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 46.7841,-93.3252 (est)

Aircraft crashed into trees due to fuel tanks not being switched in a timely manner. 

Date: 07-OCT-22
Time: 21:30:00Z
Regis#: N550ZF
Aircraft Make: ZENITH
Aircraft Model: CH-750
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: MCGREGOR
State: MINNESOTA

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