ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291451
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| Date: | Sunday 3 April 2016 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7ECA |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9611S |
| MSN: | 82 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3206 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kinder, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jennings, LA (3R7) |
| Kinder, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, after performing a local flight, he made a normal approach to a dirt and grass covered airstrip. He reported that he executed a wheel landing and the airplane veered left of the airstrip heading as the left main landing gear began to sink into the mud. The airplane struck a barbed wire fence and came to rest nose down in a water filled ditch. The pilot reported that he shut off the aircraft systems and he and his passenger exited the airplane; however, he reported that he did see fuel leaking from the fuel tanks as a result of the angle at which the airplane came to rest. The pilot recounted that as he and his passenger were walking away from the airplane they heard the fuel ignite and the airplane became engulfed with flames. The airplane sustained substantial fire damage to the wings and fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, resulting in a loss of directional control during landing, an airstrip excursion, impact with a fence and the subsequent airplane fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA175
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 November 1982 | N9611S | Robert Methven | 0 | Erie, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 14:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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