Champion 7KCAB N869TT

Summary

On 2 October 2022 at about 22:45 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N869TT, operated by Dimond Joan M, was involved in an accident near Danville, Illinois, 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

2 October 2022 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Danville, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

40.2006, -87.6014

Aircraft

Champion 7KCAB

Registration

N869TT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Dimond Joan M

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marion → Danville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA002

Nobody was injured.

The pilot decision to perform a precautionary landing to a field with obstacles which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while enroute on a cross-country flight and about 10 miles from her destination airport, she elected to execute a precautionary landing to a field due to low fuel. During the approach to land, the pilot noticed obstacles and attempted to maneuver the airplane away from the obstacles. The airplane touched down smoothly, however, during the rollout, the airplane struck a ditch. The airplane’s left wing contacted the ground and the airplane ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the outboard section of the left wing. Examination of the airplane at the accident site revealed that both fuel tanks were nearly empty. The pilot reported that she should have stopped earlier to refuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.