American Champion 8KCAB N7DF

Summary

On 4 March 2012 at about 13:29 local time, a American Champion 8KCAB registered N7DF was involved in an accident near Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

4 March 2012 at 13:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Beverly Municipal Airport (BVY)

Coordinates

42.5831, -70.9078

Aircraft

American Champion 8KCAB

Registration

N7DF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beverly → Beverly

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA220

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he did not align the tailwheel-equipped airplane with the runway before applying power. During the takeoff roll, the airplane drifted off the side of the runway and nosed down. A postaccident examination revealed that the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the fuselage in the vicinity of the right main landing gear attachment point. The pilot did not report any mechanical abnormalities of the airplane. The pilot had recently received a tailwheel endorsement.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.