# Accident 20151030023899A: Champion 7ECA, Sheridan, AR, October 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2015, 17:15 local time
- Place: Sheridan, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3275° N, 92.3514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3275&lon=-92.3514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9105L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9105L-2016-07-11) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,100 total, 700 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151030023899A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 30 2015, AT 1715 CST, A 1970 CHAMPION (CITABRIA), N9105L.

THE PIC, ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM SHERIDAN AIRPORT 9M8 RUNWAY 01 TO THE SOUTH AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER.

PIC ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO AIRPORT, ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND THEN QUIT RUNNING, HE COULD NO LONGER MAINTAIN FLIGHT. HE ELECTED TO DO AN OFF FIELD LANDING, EXPLAINED TO PASSENGER HIS INTENTIONS.

AT APPROX 300 FEET FROM NORTH END OF RUNWAY AIRPLANE CONTACTED PINE TREES AT APPROX. 40 FEET HIGH, THE TREES PUSHED THE AIRPLANE BACKWARD AND AIRCRAFT FELL TO GROUND IN AN APPROX. 15 DEGREE NOSE DOWN APPROX. 5 DEGREE RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WINGS AND FUSELAGE INCLUDING FUSELAGE LOWER AND JUST AFT OF FIREWALL AREA. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN DAY VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 CEN16LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA025), Oct 30, 2015: Champion 7ECA (N9105L), Sheridan, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N9105L (1)

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

- [Accident 19780320004539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320004539A), Mar 20, 1978: Blanca 7ECA (N9105L), Concord, CA, Substantial damage

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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