Plane Crash List

Champion 7FC N90398

22 March 1987 · Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 March 1987 at about 15:30 local time, a Champion 7FC registered N90398, operated by Kauffman, W.w., was involved in an accident near Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Bellefontaine Municipal (7I7)
Coordinates
40.3591, -83.7497
Aircraft
Champion 7FC
Registration
N90398
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Kauffman, W.w.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL87LA091

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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

THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON RWY 04 WITH THE WIND FROM THE EAST AT EIGHT KTS. THE FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST SOLO IN A TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED ACFT FOR THE PLT. HE HAD OBTAINED NO FORMAL INSTRUCTION IN A TAIL WHEEL ACFT BUT HAD FLOWN WITH A FRIEND. ON LANDING THE ACFT BOUNCED, TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, AND YAWED RIGHT. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY RIGHT SIDE AND COLLIDED WITH TREE. TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT THE PLT RECOMMENDED OBTAINING ADDITIONAL TRAINING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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