Pilot Debrief

SHARP RALPH R ZENITH STOL CH 701 near Bishop, CA — 2021-09-24

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Date
2021-09-24
Location
Bishop, CA, USA
Airport
BIH
Aircraft
SHARP RALPH R ZENITH STOL CH 701
Registration
N701SA
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

A loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons.

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.

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