Champion 7ECA N9557S

Summary

On 28 May 2020 at about 19:30 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N9557S was involved in an accident near Vine Grove, Kentucky, 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

28 May 2020 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Vine Grove, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Vine Grove (70KY)

Coordinates

37.8158, -85.9647

Aircraft

Champion 7ECA

Registration

N9557S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vine Grove → Vine Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA160

Nobody was injured.

Aircraft control was not maintained during initial climb with gusting wind that resulted in a collision with power lines and the terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after a normal takeoff and initial climb to the height of tree tops, the airplane encountered a couple of wind gusts with wind shear. The pilot recovered airplane control when the airplane encountered another gust that dropped the airplane down into power lines and subsequently the terrain. The fuselage and wings were substantially damaged.  The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.    

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.