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Champion 7ECA N2557F

11 November 2002 · Faulkton, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 November 2002 at about 19:00 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N2557F was involved in an accident near Faulkton, South Dakota, 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.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Faulkton, South Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Faulkton Muni (3FU)
Coordinates
45.0319, -99.1156
Aircraft
Champion 7ECA
Registration
N2557F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Faulkton → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI03LA042

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The directional control not maintained during an after landing taxi on the runway by the student pilot. The student pilot's lack of experience and downhill terrain off the runway were contributing factors.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane received substantial damage when it veered off the runway during an after landing taxi on the runway. The airplane then went downhill into a gully and nosed over. The airplane was piloted by a student pilot on a solo flight. The student pilot accumulated a total flight time of 23.7 hours, of which 5.8 hours was solo flight time.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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