Champion 7EC N8905R

Summary

On 5 March 2015 at about 22:15 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N8905R, operated by Cable Aircraft Company Inc, was involved in an accident near Upland, California, 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

5 March 2015 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Upland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Cable (CCB)

Coordinates

34.1133, -117.6822

Aircraft

Champion 7EC

Registration

N8905R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1953

Engines

1

Operator

Cable Aircraft Company Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Upland → Upland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA006

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated pilot was receiving tailwheel instruction and stated he was practicing touch-and-go landings. On his seventh landing, the airplane went to the right of the center line and he overcorrected. The flight instructor took the controls of the airplane. The right wing struck the ground and the airplane departed the runway to the left. The airplane subsequently ground looped which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.