Accident Champion 7FC N9866B,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291951
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Saturday 5 August 2006
Time:10:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH7A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Champion 7FC
Owner/operator:Minnette Clepper
Registration: N9866B
MSN: 7FC-189
Engine model:Teledyne Continental C90
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Cambridge, PA (3PN6)
Destination airport:Harmonsburg, PA
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The airplane was on final approach to land on a 1,700-foot-long, turf runway. The pilot reported that the airplane struck trees that were located at the approach end of the runway. The airplane subsequently struck a power line and impacted the ground. The pilot reported that he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. He reported 2,600 hours of total flight experience, which included about 150 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance on final approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC06CA194
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB NYC06CA194

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Oct-2022 07:11 ASN Update Bot Added

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org