Champion 7AC N1115E

Summary

On 26 November 1992 at about 18:15 local time, a Champion 7AC registered N1115E, operated by Dugger, Robert S., was involved in an accident near Troy, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 November 1992 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Troy, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

36.3308, -89.1606

Aircraft

Champion 7AC

Registration

N1115E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dugger, Robert S.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Union City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL93LA029

1 person had minor injuries.

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE, AND THE INADVERTENT STALLING OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES). FACTORS WERE THE ROUGH, UNEVEN RUNWAY CONDITIONS, THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS, AND THE TAIL WIND CONDITIONS AT THE FIELD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM AN UNPREPARED, GRASS FARM FIELD. TAILWIND CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE DIRECTION OF TAKEOFF. ON THE INITIAL CLIMB, HE REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR A ROW OF TREES AT THE SOUTH END OF THE FIELD. HE INITIATED A LEFT TURN TO AVOID THE TREES, AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. AN INSPECTION OF THE TAKEOFF SURFACE REVEALED AREAS OF ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.