Champion 7ECA accident near Comstock, WI
On May 29, 1999, a Champion 7ECA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Comstock, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 29, 1999
- Place
- Comstock, WI
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.490°N, 92.089°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18710
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 29, 1999, at 0945 central daylight time (cdt), a Champion 7ECA, N12028, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it departed controlled flight and subsequently impacted the terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A flight plan was not on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated from the pilot's private airstrip, 3 miles northwest of Comstock, Wisconsin, at 0940 cdt. A witness heard the airplane take off from the pilot's private field, which was located approximately 1/2 mile south of the witness' home. The witness said he saw the airplane approach from the east and fly over his house. As the airplane flew over, the witness observed the airplane rocking its wings. The witness said that he waved back to the pilot. The witness lost sight of the airplane as it went over the trees. The witness said he then heard the airplane's engine "waver as if he was rocking his wings, and then bang." The witness immediately went to the accident site. The witness said that the airplane was flying low that day, "500 feet [above the ground] was optimistic to me." The pilot's wife was visiting her friend at the farm on which the airplane crashed. She watched the airplane fly over. She said that her husband tipped his wing once as he flew over. She lost sight of the airplane when it flew over her friend's barn. The pilot's wife said that the airplane's engine sounded good. After she lost sight of the airplane, the pilot's wife said that the
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor contributing to this accident was the airplane's low altitude.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
