Champion 7EC N7570E

Summary

On 27 June 2003 at about 19:45 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N7570E was involved in an accident near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 June 2003 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Mason County Airport (3I2)

Coordinates

38.9144, -82.0983

Aircraft

Champion 7EC

Registration

N7570E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Point Pleasant → Point Pleasant

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC03LA140

2 people had minor injuries.

The CFI's failure to maintain directional control, 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

After touching down on the runway, the certified flight instructor (CFI) advanced the throttle and the airplane began to accelerate normally. At approximately 50 miles per hour, the CFI raised the tailwheel, and the airplane began to swerve to the right. The CFI applied left rudder and aileron to correct the swerve, but despite the corrections, the airplane continued its path toward trees located east of the runway. At that point, the CFI decided to reduce the power, and the airplane struck a tree. The CFI did not report any malfunctions with the airframe or engine during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.