Champion 7GCAA N1646G
25 April 2007 · Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 April 2007 at about 00:30 local time, a Champion 7GCAA registered N1646G was involved in an accident near Grand Rapids, Minnesota, 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.2944, -93.5097
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCAA
- Registration
- N1646G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grand Rapids → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07CA120
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his excessive use of brakes during the landing which resulted in a nose-over. The downhill slope was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was damaged when it nosed over during an off-airport landing on a farm field. The pilot reported that during the landing roll he lost directional control of the airplane and it traveled down a slope to the side of the landing area. He said that when he applied the brakes the airplane nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2007 | Clifford TITAN TORNADO II | Henning, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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