# Accident 20141128020679A: American Champion Aircraft 7EC, Colorado Spring, CO, November 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2014, 16:15 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Colorado Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8056° N, 104.7006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8056&lon=-104.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N274AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7EC (registry code 2120001, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200-A (registry code 17191, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,240 total, 422 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141128020679A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/28/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 HRS (MDT), N274AC, SN 1014-2007, AN AMERICAN CHAMP MODEL 7EC AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AT COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. (KCOS).  AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY GUIDANCE SIGN. THIS EVENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LOWER ENGINE COWLING, AND FIREWALL. THE R\H SIDE OF FUSELAGE AND BOTTOM SECTION OF AIRCRAFT FABRIC WAS TORN IN SEVERAL PLACES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).  ATIS REPORTED  WINDS AT 110/6KNOTS. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 CEN15CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA061), Nov 28, 2014: American Champion 7EC (N274AC), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of airplane control after encountering windshear.

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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