Champion 7FC N9866B

Summary

On 5 August 2006 at about 15:30 local time, a Champion 7FC registered N9866B was involved in an accident near Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 August 2006 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NONE)

Coordinates

41.6408, -80.1511

Aircraft

Champion 7FC

Registration

N9866B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cambridge → Harmonsburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA194

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance on final approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was on final approach to land on a 1,700-foot-long, turf runway. The pilot reported that the airplane struck trees that were located at the approach end of the runway. The airplane subsequently struck a power line and impacted the ground. The pilot reported that he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. He reported 2,600 hours of total flight experience, which included about 150 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.