# Accident 20160509004989A: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, Plainview, TX, May 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2016, 13:25 local time
- Place: Plainview, TX
- Airport: Hale County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1675° N, 101.7186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1675&lon=-101.7186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N326JH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,740 total, 25 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160509004989A

## Narrative

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

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).

## 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 GAA16CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA227), May 9, 2016: American Champion 8GCBC (N326JH), Plainview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during gusty wind conditions. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot's exceedance of the maximum crosswind component during takeoff.

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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