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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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