Champion 7KCAB N5275X
10 January 1998 · Leadville, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 January 1998 at about 17:32 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N5275X was involved in an accident near Leadville, Colorado, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leadville, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake County Airport (LXV)
- Coordinates
- 39.2398, -106.2892
- Aircraft
- Champion 7KCAB
- Registration
- N5275X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW98LA094
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors were a sudden windshift from a headwind to a quartering tailwind, and the snowbank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was practicing full stop landings on runway 16. The wind was from 150 degrees at 5 knots. During the last landing rollout, the wind direction changed to a quartering tailwind. The aircraft veered to the right side of runway 16, struck a snowbank, and nosed over. The vertical fin, propeller, rudder, left wing, and engine mount were damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1998 | Champion 7GCAA | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1998 | Champion 7GCB | Hope, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1998 | Champion 7ECA | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1998 | Champion 7GCB | Hailey, Idaho, United States | Garman, Steven, P. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1998 | Champion 7ECA | Jardine, Montana, United States | Chapman, Bill, S. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1998 | Champion 7GCBC | Clearwater, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,471 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1998 | Mooney M20F | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jan 1998 | Aviat A-1 | Buena Vista, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1998 | Cessna 182E | Steamboat Sprng, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1998 | Beechcraft 23 | Colorado Sprngs, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1998 | Enstrom F-28C-2 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1998 | De Havilland DH-8-202 | Telluride, Colorado, United States | Mesa Air Group, Inc. | No injuries | - |