Plane Crash List

American Champion (Acac) 7GCBC N87VF

13 November 2006 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 November 2006 at about 16:39 local time, a American Champion (Acac) 7GCBC registered N87VF was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico, 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.

The record

Date
at 16:39
Classification
Accident
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Nearest airport
Santa Fe Municipal (SAF)
Coordinates
35.6172, -106.0894
Aircraft
American Champion (Acac) 7GCBC
Registration
N87VF
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Santa Fe → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN07CA023

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall and hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot made a normal wheel landing and allowed the tail to settle. When the tail wheel touched the runway, the airplane veered sharply to the left. The pilot applied full right rudder but the airplane did not respond. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and the pilot applied full power in an attempt to abort the landing. The airplane lifted off, stalled, and landed hard.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other American Champion (Acac) 7 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
12 Aug 2006 American Champion (Acac) 7EC
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
22 Aug 2005 American Champion (Acac) 7KCAB
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23 Jul 2005 American Champion (Acac) 7ECA
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23 Jun 2007 American Champion (Acac) 7GCBC
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5 Aug 2005 American Champion (Acac) 7GCBC
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4 Jan 2008 American Champion (Acac) 7AC
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All 15 records for this type

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