# Accident 20120304002689A: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, Beverly, MA, March 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2012, 08:29 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Beverly Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5831° N, 70.9078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5831&lon=-70.9078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7DF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B (registry code 41883, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-h1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360-H1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120304002689A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 27 AT BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT UP WITH THE RUNWAY BEFORE APPLYING POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBSEQUENTLY LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, ENTERED THE GRASS AREA TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27, AND THEN NOSED OVER INTO THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 27 AND 34. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED HIS TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL ADNORMALITIES.

## 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 ERA12CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA220), Mar 4, 2012: American Champion 8KCAB (N7DF), Beverly, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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