Champion 7KCAB N827BM
29 June 2007 · Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 June 2007 at about 13:00 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N827BM was involved in an accident near Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dry Swamp Airport (1DS)
- Coordinates
- 33.3878, -80.9100
- Aircraft
- Champion 7KCAB
- Registration
- N827BM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Matthews → Orangeburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA07LA190
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during go-around which resulted in a stall. The tailwind was a factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was performing a go-around, the airplane stalled, and collided with the trees. The pilot was landing at his destination. One side of the airport contained trees and a house and the south side had a clear approach to the runway. The pilot decided to land to the north; however, by doing so he encountered a left, quartering tailwind. During the landing, the airplane was blown from the runway by a gust of wind and the pilot attempted a go-around. The airplane stalled and collided with trees. The pilot said that there were no mechanical malfunctions. The pilot did not hold a current medical as was required for the accident flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2007 | Champion 7ECA | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 23 Dec 2007 | Champion 7GCAA | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 2007 | Cessna 182P | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | M.B. Kahn Construction Company Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Oct 2007 | Beechcraft G35 | Lexington, South Carolina, United States | Thomas L Clark | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2007 | Piper PA-18-150 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-28-181 | N Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2007 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Aviation Service Group LLC (Avserve) | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2007 | Eurocopter AS-350B2 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Omniflight Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |