Champion 7GCAA N2535F

Summary

On 7 September 2014 at about 23:30 local time, a Champion 7GCAA registered N2535F was involved in an accident near Alpine, Texas, 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.

Date

7 September 2014 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.0686, -103.4225

Aircraft

Champion 7GCAA

Registration

N2535F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Odessa → Alpine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA512

Nobody was injured.

The loss of airplane control during a precautionary landing resulting in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a cross country flight, the weather began to deteriorate. The pilot elected to turn back; however, the weather continued to deteriorate and the pilot elected to perform a forced landing to a dirt road. The pilot stated that it was raining and there was lightening all around. During the forced landing the airplane started to sink and hit the ground hard. The pilot stated that the left main landing gear was bent aft and the left wingtip hit the ground. There were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.