# Accident 20160724013429A: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, Cordova, SC, July 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2016, 17:40 local time
- Place: Cordova, SC
- Airport: Dry Swamp Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2300° N, 80.5400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2300&lon=-80.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68JK-2019-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 49 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160724013429A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 24, 2016, ABOUT 1740 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMERICAN CHAMP AIRCRAFT 8KCAB-N68JK, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE GRASS RUNWAY AND WENT INTO A CORN FIELD  NEAR CORDOVA, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91

## 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 GAA16CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA426), Jul 24, 2016: American Champion 8KCAB (N68JK), Cordova, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading, which resulted in the airplane not being aligned with the runway and a subsequent runway excursion.

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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