# Accident 20170730015549A: Champion 7ECA, Butler, PA, July 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler County/K W Scholter Fie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7767° N, 79.9511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7767&lon=-79.9511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9682S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9682S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,284 total, 25 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA462) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170730015549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED WIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT, HE LOST CONTROL ATTEMPTED RECOVERY, AND DURING RECOVERY STRUCK AN AIRPORT SIGN.

## 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 GAA17CA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA462), Jul 30, 2017: Champion 7ECA (N9682S), Butler, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.

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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