# Accident 20120829019109A: Champion 7FC, Terrebonne, OR, August 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2012, 20:10 local time
- Place: Terrebonne, OR
- Airport: Citadel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3311° N, 121.3694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3311&lon=-121.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4849E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4849E-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120829019109A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO TREES APPROXIMATELY ON QUARTER MILE FROM APPROACH END OF UNIMPROVED DIRT AIRSTRIP.THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE AND NECK/BACK INJURIES.FIRST RESPONDERS REPORT PILOT MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, AND/OR MEDICATION.

## 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 WPR12CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA376), Aug 30, 2012: Champion 7FC (N4849E), Terrebonne, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's physical impairment, which adversely affected his ability to properly operate the airplane.

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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