Champion 7FC N781VY

Summary

On 23 May 1985 at about 18:17 local time, a Champion 7FC registered N781VY, operated by Ivey Simmons, was involved in an accident near Watkins, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 May 1985 at 18:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Watkins, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Front Range

Coordinates

39.7505, -104.6002

Aircraft

Champion 7FC

Registration

N781VY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ivey Simmons

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Englewood → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85LA140

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A WITNESS STATED THE ACFT VEERED APRX 30 DEGS DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND WAS HEADING TOWARD THE NORTH EDGE OF THE RWY WHEN FULL PWR WAS ADDED TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE ACFT TOOK OFF AND TRAVELED OVER A GRASS AND WHEAT FIELD, WHICH BORDERS THE RWY, WITH THE LANDING GEAR TOUCHING THE TOPS OF THE WHEAT. WITNESS CONTINUED TO REPORT, 'THE PILOT THEN GAINED AN ESTIMATED 40 FEET OF ALTITUDE AGL BUT ALSO APPEARED TO BE, IN MY OPINION, CLOSE TO FULL STALL.' THE ACFT CONTINUED TO FLY ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RWY FOR APRX 2500 FT BEFORE IT ENTERED A STEEP RIGHT BANK AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND RIGHT WING TIP FIRST. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSED A BROKEN MAIN AILERON BELLCRANK. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THE BELLCRANK FAILURE RESULTED FROM A SUDDEN OVERLOAD. THE PLT HAD A TOTAL OF 5 HRS FLT TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.