Champion 7EC N4387C

Summary

On 19 March 2006 at about 18:00 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N4387C was involved in an accident near Zellwood, Florida, 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

19 March 2006 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Zellwood, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando North Airpark (FA83)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Champion 7EC

Registration

N4387C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winter Haven → Zellwood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA06LA068

Nobody was injured.

A loss of directional control due to the spring connecting the rudder to the tailwheel horn being detached.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot made a "normal approach" and landed on runway 09. He said that on rollout, "the aircraft began to swerve, first to the left, then to the right, then back to the left and finally swerved sharply to the right, leaving the runway and proceeding into a water filled drainage ditch that ran parallel to the runway." The airplane was later moved to a hangar. The pilot reported that post-accident examination revealed "the spring connecting the rudder to the tail wheel horn had detached."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.