# Accident 20140504006239A: Champion 7GCAA, Bardwell, KY, May 4, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 4, 2014, 16:30 local time - Place: Bardwell, KY - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.8392° N, 88.9958° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8392&lon=-88.9958&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9588S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9588S-2016-09-22) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA222) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140504006239A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER DEPARTING FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AT A HIGH ANGLE OF DESCENT. WHILE THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL, THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY WAS RELATIVELY LOW AND THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED BASICALLY INTACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITHIN FEET OF THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT IN AN INVERTED POSITION AND POINTING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT?S APPROACH PATH. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TREATED AT LOURDES HOSPITAL IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY. INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED WINDSHEAR CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE FORCED INTO THE GROUND HOWEVER THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF WINDSHEAR IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED AT KPAH TO BE 230 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. WINDS AT KCEY WERE REPORTED TO BE 230 12 GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS. THERE WAS NO CONVECTIVE OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. ## 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 ERA14LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA222), May 4, 2014: Champion 7GCAA (N9588S), Bardwell, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed while maneuvering shortly after takeoff, resulting in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall,… ## Other reports on N9588S (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20041229032339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041229032339A), Dec 29, 2004: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9588S), Talladega, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that the aircraft veered hard to the right on landing. He then applied full power, but lost control and went through a ditch causing the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.