# Accident 20160403004189A: Champion 7ECA, Kinder, LA, April 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Kinder, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2314° N, 92.5842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2314&lon=-92.5842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9611S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9611S-2018-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 694 total, 47 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160403004189A

## Narrative

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

MADE WHEEL LANDING ON GRASS STRIP 8 MILES WEST OF KINDER, LA. AS PLANE WAS SLOWING DOWN THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WENT OVER MUDDY SECTION OF EDGE OF STRIP. AIRCRAFT SANK INTO VERY WET MUD THAT WAS COVERED WITH GRASS. PLANE THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER AFTER HITTING A BARBWIRE FENCE, COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE. BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE OF THE WINGS FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE VENT TUBE RUNNING DOWN THE WINDSHIELD AND ON TO THE ENGINE COWLING. PILOT TURNED OFF FUEL VALVE AND MASTER SWITCH.  PILOT AND PASSENGER WALKED AWAY AFTER TAKING PICTURES AND WAS WALKING TOWARD A HANGER THAT IS LOCATED ON THE GRASS STRIP. AT ABOUT 50 YARDS AWAY FROM THE PLANE PILOT AND PASSENGER  HEARD THE FUEL CATCH ON FIRE

## 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 GAA16CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA175), Apr 3, 2016: Champion 7ECA (N9611S), Kinder, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, resulting in a loss of directional control during landing, an airstrip excursion, impact with a fence and the subsequent airplane fire.

## Other reports on N9611S (1)

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

- [Accident 19821122059639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821122059639A), Nov 22, 1982: Bbavia 7ECA (N9611S), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing tailwheel aircraft. Tried to go around, veered off runway striking barrels.

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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