# Accident 20100605005939A: Champion 7ECA, Northwood, ND, June 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2010, 21:38 local time
- Place: Northwood, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7314° N, 97.5652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northwood, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7314&lon=-97.5652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9620S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100605005939A

## Narrative

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

INDIVIDUAL WAS CONDUCTING LOW LEVEL FLYING WHILE SEARCHING FOR CATTLE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE GROUND DAMAGING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER FORCING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND IN A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE DITCH AND CAME TO REST IN AN ADJOINING FIELD IN THE INVERTED POSITION. THE LEFT WING TIP, RIGHT WING SPAR, ENGINE MOUNT, RUDDER, VERICAL STABILIZER, FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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