Champion 7GCBC N5106T

Summary

On 3 May 2009 at about 23:00 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N5106T was involved in an accident near Surrey, North Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 May 2009 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Surrey, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Minot International (MOT)

Coordinates

48.2364, -101.1217

Aircraft

Champion 7GCBC

Registration

N5106T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minot → Minot

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09LA277

2 people died.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an abrupt pull-up maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynammic stall at low altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses stated that the airplane circled a house and descended “close to the ground,” flying at a low altitude along a row of trees. After traveling about one-half mile, the airplane turned right, pitched "upwards and then the nose dipped into the trees.” A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction. The pilot had recently started taking fluoxetine, a prescription antidepressant. The medication was unlikely to have resulted in substantial impairment, but the role of the condition for which the medication was prescribed could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.