Champion 7EC-703 N61980

Summary

On 1 May 2011 at about 20:00 local time, a Champion 7EC-703 registered N61980, operated by Hirschfield Robert J, was involved in an accident near Moultonboro, New Hampshire, 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

1 May 2011 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Moultonboro Airport (5M3)

Coordinates

43.7683, -71.3867

Aircraft

Champion 7EC-703

Registration

N61980

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hirschfield Robert J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Laconia → Moultonboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA303

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing rollout, a strong wind gust caused him to lose directional control of the airplane. The airplane veered off of the runway and collided with trees. During the accident sequence, the airplane incurred substantial damage to the wing spars. A witness at the airport confirmed the weather anomaly at the time of the accident. The nearest airport's weather observation system reported at the time of the accident that the wind was light and variable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.