# Accident 20090903049499A: Champion 7KCAB, Stacy, MN, September 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2009, 19:30 local time
- Place: Stacy, MN
- Airport: Private Runway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4289° N, 92.9861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4289&lon=-92.9861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2629G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2629G-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA561) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090903049499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE TURF STRIP ON HIS PROPERTY. ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CLIMB OUT AT LOW ALTITUDE AND HE ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO HIS STRIP WHICH INDUCED A STALL SPIN. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND SHORT OF THE LANDING STRIP AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACH.FIRE RESCUE HAD TO CUT THE FUSELAGE OPEN TO EXTRACT THE PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09LA561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA561), Sep 4, 2009: Champion 7KCAB (N2629G), Stacy, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N2629G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870305005329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870305005329A), Mar 5, 1987: Bbavia 7KCAB (N2629G), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. The pilot lifted the aircraft off early on takeoff. The aircraft settled back onto the runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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