Champion 7ECA N6341N
23 April 2007 · Nashua, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 April 2007 at about 10:50 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N6341N was involved in an accident near Nashua, New Hampshire, 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 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boire Field (ASH)
- Coordinates
- 42.7819, -71.5147
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N6341N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Banner Tow
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nashua → Nashua
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07CA103
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged altitude while maneuvering for a banner pickup, which resulted in the banner rope becoming entangled in the airplane's landing gear, and a hard landing, during the ensuing emergency off airport landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of a Champion 7ECA was on approach to pick up a banner that was positioned on the grass, next to the runway. The pilot stated that just prior to flying over the banner poles, he realized that he was flying too low; however, before he was able to take corrective action, the airplane's left main landing gear caught the banner's lead rope. The pilot reduced engine power, and performed an emergency off airport landing. The airplane landed hard, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The pilot stated that he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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