# Accident 20140920016329A: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, Tieton, WA, September 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2014, 15:55 local time
- Place: Tieton, WA
- Airport: Tieton State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6375° N, 121.1239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6375&lon=-121.1239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,598 total, 204 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140920016329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF RUNWAY 20 AT TIETON STATE AND HIT THE PROPELLER ON THE SOD RUNWAY ABOUT 2/3 FROM THE TAKE OFF END AND THEN BECAME AIRBORNE UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY IN LAKE BED AFTER HITTING A SAND ISLAND IN RIMROCK LAKE THAT WAS EXPOSED DUE TO LOW WATER.  CRASH TORE OFF RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND AIRCRAFT FLIPED OVER ON ITS TOP SUFFERING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR14CA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA383), Sep 20, 2014: American Champion 7GCBC (N817DH), Rimrock, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff from a rough runway surface which resulted in an off-airport forced landing just beyond the runway.

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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