# Accident 20111115028209A: American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA, Baker, CA, November 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Baker, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0419° N, 116.3028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0419&lon=-116.3028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N497AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N497AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCAA (registry code 2121002, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcaa) (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 7GCAA
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR O-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 810 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111115028209A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT A OFF AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP AND THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND

## 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 WPR12CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA043), Nov 15, 2011: American Champion 7GCAA (N497AC), Baker, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to perform an aborted landing.

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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