N914AR – Hook Zodiac CH-650 – 2013-05-02 NTSB Accident Report

On May 02, 2013, a Hook Zodiac CH-650 (N914AR) was involved in an accident near Gainesville, MO. The accident resulted in 1 minor injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: The pilot misjudged the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane hitting a tree.

The pilot stated that the airspeed was too fast and he overshot the final approach as he was landing at his private airstrip. The left wing hit a tree and the airplane came to rest inverted in a wooded area. The pilot stated that he was moving the airplane from a friend’s private airstrip to his airstrip at the time of the accident. He had made several approaches to the airstrip, but had not landed this airplane on the airstrip before the accident. The pilot reported there was no mechanical failure/malfunction of the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing.

This accident is documented in NTSB report CEN13CA268. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N914AR.