Champion 7ECA N11099

Summary

On 2 February 1997 at about 00:35 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N11099, operated by Frank's Flight Service Inc., was involved in an accident near Bandon, Oregon, 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

2 February 1997 at 00:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Bandon, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Bandon State (S05)

Coordinates

43.0503, -124.3604

Aircraft

Champion 7ECA

Registration

N11099

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Frank's Flight Service Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA97LA055

Nobody was injured.

the dual student's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, and the flight instructor's improper remedial action. A factor relating to the accident was: the ravine located near the right side of the runway.

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

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The flight was an instructional flight for a checkout in a tailwheel equipped aircraft, with a private pilot-rated student in the front seat and a certificated flight instructor (CFI) in the rear seat. The CFI stated that while he was giving the front-seat student taxi instruction, the airplane departed the runway to the left, as they were slowing from a high-speed taxi. The CFI stated that he took control at this point with enough control input (rudder, power, and aileron) to drag the right wing on the runway. The airplane turned about 45 degrees to the right and departed the right side of the runway. Subsequently, it impacted in a ravine which ran parallel to the right side of the departure end of the runway. No preimpact mechanical malfunction was reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.