American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC accident near Landmark, ID
On July 7, 2014, an American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Landmark, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 7, 2014
- Place
- Landmark, ID
- Aircraft
- American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.601°N, 115.522°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140707X70004
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 7, 2014, at 0734 mountain daylight time, an American Champion 7CGBC, N162CG, and a Cessna R172K, N7390K, collided over Landmark US Forest Service (USFS) airstrip, Landmark, Idaho. The American Champion, registered to the pilot, made a dead stick approach along the edge of an open meadow and struck a tree during the landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane. The Cessna, registered to High Plane Flyers, Inc., impacted terrain and was consumed by a postcrash fire. The commercial pilot operating the American Champion received minor injuries, and the private pilot operating the Cessna received fatal injuries. Both airplanes were operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plans had been filed. The American Champion departed McCall Municipal Airport McCall, Idaho, at 0715, and the Cessna departed Flying A ranch about 0715. The destination for both airplanes was Sulfur Creek Ranch Airport, Idaho. The pilot of the American Champion stated that she and the Cessna pilot were going to meet at Sulfur Creek Ranch Airport the morning of the accident. After departing McCall, she stated that she had visual contact on the Cessna as it departed the Flying A Ranch private airfield. It was below her at the 5 o'clock position, and they both were in radio communications with each other. The Cessna pilot stated that his ground speed was 129 knots, while the Champion pilot replied that her airspeed was 101 knots. The Champion pilot reported that she was 10 miles west of Sulfur Creek
Probable cause
The failure of the overtaking airplane’s pilot to maintain visual contact and separation from the airplane being overtaken.
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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.
