# Accident 20110501009399A: Champion 7EC, Moultonborough, NH, May 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2011, 11:43 local time
- Place: Moultonborough, NH
- Airport: Moultonborough
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7683° N, 71.3867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7683&lon=-71.3867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61980, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61980) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,340 total, 1,575 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110501009399A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCHDOWN, OPERATOR WAS TAXIING DOWN RUNWAY GUST OF WIND MOVED THE TAIL TO THE RIGHT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO GO OFF RUNWAY ON LEFT.  BOTH WING TIPS DAMAGED. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. JUNE 2, 2011, RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM MECHANIC - LEFT WING HAS BROKEN SPAR TWO FEET IN AND THREE DAMAGED RIBS. REPORT BEING UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA11CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA303), May 1, 2011: Champion 7EC-703 (N61980), Moultonboro, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a collision with trees.

## Other reports on N61980 (2)

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

- [Incident 20090905025879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090905025879I), Sep 5, 2009: Champion 7EC (N61980), Rochester, NH, Minor damage. Aircraft landed rnwy 33. The taxi to the ramp requires a 90 degree turn just prior to entering the ramp area. The pilot stated "I just missed it", when talking…
- [Incident 20050319003389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050319003389I), Mar 19, 2005: Bbavia 7EC (N61980), Moultonboro, NH, Minor damage. (-23) N61980, 7EC champion, upon a three point landing at moltonboro, NH, runway 020, the aircraft veered to the right side of the runway where it struck a…

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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