# Accident 20160616009379A: Champion 7AC, Gorham, NH, June 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2016, 09:00 local time
- Place: Gorham, NH
- Airport: Gorham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3950° N, 71.2044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3950&lon=-71.2044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83578, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83578-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160616009379A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA16LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA220), Jun 16, 2016: Champion 7AC (N83578), Gorham, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff after the airplane’s initial failure to climb.

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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