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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Champion 8GCBC · Plainview, TX · May 9, 2016

Date
May 9, 2016 · 13:25 local
Place
Plainview, TX
Airport
Hale County Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N326JH
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA227
Reported as
American Champion 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-C1G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
22,740 total25 in this make and model165 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 9, 2016 at 1325 CDT, aircraft bearing registration number N326JH, registered to parker gcbc LLC, with 2 persons on board, impacted the ground after departing the grassy area at Hale County Airport (pvw) in Plainview, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and no VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The passenger sustained no injuries, and the pilot sustained minor injuries. There were no ATC services. The flight originated from dallas/addison airport (ADS) on may 9, 2016, with planned stops in Plainview, TX; clovis, NM; and farmington, NM, for a final destination of moab, ut (cny).

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 9, 2016 AT 1325 CDT, AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N326JH, REGISTERED TO PARKER GCBC LLC, WITH 2 PERSONS ON BOARD, IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER DEPARTING THE GRASSY AREA AT HALE COUNTY AIRPORT (PVW) IN PLAINVIEW, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WERE NO ATC SERVICES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DALLAS/ADDISON AIRPORT (ADS) ON MAY 9, 2016, WITH PLANNED STOPS IN PLAINVIEW, TX; CLOVIS, NM; AND FARMINGTON, NM, FOR A FINAL DESTINATION OF MOAB, UT (CNY).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.