American Champion 7AC N3662E

Summary

On 17 October 2011 at about 21:15 local time, a American Champion 7AC registered N3662E was involved in an accident near Berkley, Massachusetts, 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.

Date

17 October 2011 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Berkley, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Myricks Airport (1M8)

Coordinates

41.8369, -71.0225

Aircraft

American Champion 7AC

Registration

N3662E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Berkley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA035

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot did not maintain clearance from a tree during the final approach in solar glare conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported encountering solar glare during landing on runway 27. The airplane impacted a tree on the right edge of the approach end of the runway, then impacted the ground and came to rest inverted about 140 feet from the tree. The airplane sustained damage to the engine firewall, fuselage, and right wing. A postaccident examination of the airplane found no evidence of mechanical malfunction or anomalies. According to U.S. Naval Observatory data for the day of the accident, sunset occurred at 1800, about 45 minutes after the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.