# Accident 20110702016549A: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, Hayti, SD, July 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2011, 21:15 local time
- Place: Hayti, SD
- Airport: None
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6772° N, 97.2481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6772&lon=-97.2481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711AT-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior O-360 series (registry code 59250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR O-360
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA437) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702016549A

## Narrative

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

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT ABOUT 2115 CDT ABOUT 5 NW OF HAYTI, SD.  THE PILOT AND TWO JUVENILE MALE PASSENGERS WERE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES AND CRASHED, FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BUT THERE WAS NO FIRE.

## 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 CEN11FA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA437), Jul 3, 2011: American Champion 7GCBC (N711AT), Hayti, SD, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt low-altitude flight and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from power lines.

## Other reports on N711AT (1)

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

- [Accident 20070208002359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070208002359A), Feb 8, 2007: Bbavia 7GCBC (N711AT), Deland, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On 2/8/07 while attempting to land at bob lee airport located at Deland, FL, pilot states he was landing on runway 27, the aircraft bounced about 20 feet…

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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