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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Champion 7AC · Gorham, NH · June 16, 2016

Date
June 16, 2016 · 09:00 local
Place
Gorham, NH
Airport
Gorham Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83578
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16LA220
Reported as
Champion 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot, with passenger (wife) depart Gorham municipal new hampshire airport (2G8) when aircraft lost power and crashed in a wooded area on northwest end of the airport runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT, WITH PASSENGER (WIFE) DEPART GORHAM MUNICIPAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AIRPORT (2G8) WHEN AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA ON NORTHWEST END OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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