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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event WPR21LA366

2021-09-24 Bishop, California, United States Airport · BIH None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N701SA

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

ZENITH STOL CH 701

Engine

JABIRU 2200 (85 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20101016

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A959D6

Registrant of record

BATTLES DANNY C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons.

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

  • Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Other
  • Not determined-Not determined-(general)-(general)-Unknown/Not determined
  • Personnel issues-Miscellaneous-Intentional act-Stolen/unauthorized-Other

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_WPR21LA366.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.