Champion 7ECA N9583S

Summary

On 25 May 2016 at about 17:37 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N9583S was involved in an accident near Brookings, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 May 2016 at 17:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Brookings, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Brookings Airport (BOK)

Coordinates

42.0711, -124.2872

Aircraft

Champion 7ECA

Registration

N9583S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brookings → Brookings

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR16CA121

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness reported that he observed the airplane lift off and fly low over the length of the runway several times before it entered the traffic pattern to land. The airplane approached the runway normally; however, it touched down about halfway down the runway at a high rate of speed. Toward the end of the runway, the airplane turned sharply and exited the runway surface. The airplane went down an embankment and abruptly came to rest at the bottom, which substantially damaged the firewall and right wing. The pilot did not report any anomalies with the airframe or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.