Champion 7ECA N7505F

Summary

On 29 October 1997 at about 21:30 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N7505F was involved in an accident near Augusta, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 October 1997 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.6891, -96.9698

Aircraft

Champion 7ECA

Registration

N7505F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beaumount → Wichita

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA027

Nobody was injured.

failure of the aircraft owner to reinstall the quick release hinge pins/safety pins, and failure of the pilot to notice the missing pins during the aircraft preflight, which resulted in separation of the main entry door during flight.

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

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The main entry door separated from the airplane during cruise flight, resulting in substantial damage to the right side of the airplane. No evidence was found to indicate that the safety pin for the quick release hinge pins had been installed. The owner had the door removed from the airplane during the summer and had recently reinstalled it.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.