Champion 7KCAB N1678G

Summary

On 2 September 2010 at about 12:45 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N1678G, operated by Dale's Flying Service, was involved in an accident near North Fork, Nebraska, United States. One person was 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

2 September 2010 at 12:45

Classification

Accident

Location

North Fork, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (KOFK)

Coordinates

41.9853, -97.4350

Aircraft

Champion 7KCAB

Registration

N1678G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dale's Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Fork → North Fork

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA516

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, during the landing roll the airplane began to weathervane toward the edge of the runway and the left wing began to lift up. He added engine power in an attempt to stop the swerve; however, the airplane exited the runway and ground looped, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage. At the time this report was completed, the pilot had not submitted NTSB form 6120.1, Pilot/Operator Accident/Incident Report as requested.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.