Champion 7ECA N9549S

Summary

On 6 September 1999 at about 23:05 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N9549S was involved in an accident near Forest Lake, Minnesota, 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

6 September 1999 at 23:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Forest Lake (25D)

Coordinates

45.2708, -92.9794

Aircraft

Champion 7ECA

Registration

N9549S

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

CHI99LA331

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's misjudging the proper glidepath, and his not maintaining airspeed. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent experience, the airplane's inadvertent stall, and the fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed in the airplane with the intention of practicing short field takeoffs and landings. He said that he allowed the airplane to get too low and too slow to land on the runway. The airplane touched down short of the runway and the right wing impacted a fence. He wrote in his statement concerning his recommendation to prevent this accident, 'Pilot take some dual time to assure proficiency after a long layoff period when no flying was done.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.