# Accident 20141114022659A: Champion 7ECA, Kearny Mesa, CA, November 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2014, 11:38 local time
- Place: Kearny Mesa, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8158° N, 117.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8158&lon=-117.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2563F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2563F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 20 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141114022659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD MOMENTARILY BECOME AIRBORNE WHEN THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME.

## 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 WPR15CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA041), Nov 14, 2014: Champion 7ECA (N2563F), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N2563F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830608023529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608023529A), Jun 8, 1983: Bbavia 7ECA (N2563F), Wentworth, WI, Substantial damage. Stalled on level off from a practice emergency landing maneuver. Blamed a gust of wind. Too low for safety.

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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