# NTSB Accident CEN10FA042
> **ZENITH AIRCRAFT CO ZODIAC 601 XL** · 2009-11-06 · Agnos, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10FA042
- **Event ID:** 20091107X34009
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-11-06
- **Location:** Agnos, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.255279, -91.693054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ZENITH AIRCRAFT CO
- **Model:** ZODIAC 601 XL
- **Registration:** N538CJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight separation of both wings due to aileron flutter. The aileron flutter was the result of inadequate wing stiffness and strength and the lack of aileron counterbalances.

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