American Champion 8GCBC N58BH
1 January 2022 · Jordan Valley, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 January 2022 at about 19:00 local time, a American Champion 8GCBC registered N58BH was involved in an accident near Jordan Valley, Oregon, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jordan Valley, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Succor Creek Airstrip (NA)
- Coordinates
- 43.5164, -117.1400
- Aircraft
- American Champion 8GCBC
- Registration
- N58BH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2015
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Caldwell
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR22LA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to takeoff on remote snow covered terrain which, resulted in a nose-over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the takeoff roll on snow-covered desert terrain, the airplane broke through the snow, and nosed over. The vertical stabilizer and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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