Amateur-built Zenith CH 701 accident near Brussels, Wisconsin, June 27, 2006
On June 27, 2006 at about 6:35 pm local time, a amateur-built Zenith CH 701, registered N701US, was substantially damaged in an accident near Brussels, Wisconsin (Private Airstrip airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot not maintaining clearance from the trees during final approach. The trees located along the final approach course were a factor in the accident.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 27, 2006 · about 6:35 pm local time
- Place
- Brussels, Wisconsin · Private Airstrip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Zenith CH 701
- Registration
- N701US · no longer on the register · serial 7-4514
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The amateur-built airplane impacted trees while on final approach to the pilot's private airstrip. The pilot reported that he has no memory of the accident. According to the Federal Aviation Administration inspector who responded to the accident site, the airplane impacted a tree situated near the final approach path to the airstrip,
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 100 hours in all; 12 in this make and model; 13 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 100 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 12 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, June 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 1,100 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 912 UL (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PVT Brussels WI
- Destination: PVT
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observation at 6:35 pm from SUE, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N701US the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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