Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Champion 7ECA, N9611S: Accident occurred April 03, 2016 in Kinder, Allen Parish, Louisiana

http://registry.faa.gov/N9611S

FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Baton Rouge FSDO-03

NTSB Identification: GAA16CA175
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, April 03, 2016 in Kinder, LA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 06/01/2016
Aircraft: CHAMPION 7ECA, registration: N9611S
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

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.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

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.

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