# Accident 20200525007149A: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, Spotted Horse, WY, May 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2020, 11:40 local time
- Place: Spotted Horse, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7400° N, 105.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7400&lon=-105.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior O-360 series (registry code 59250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR O-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 81 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200525007149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM FAMILY OWNED FARM FIELD.  PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF. WHEN AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND LOST ELEVATOR AUTHORITY, TAIL STARTED COMING UP AND PILOT COULDN'T RELEASE BRAKES IN TIME TO AVOID NOSE OVER.

## 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 WPR20CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA154), May 25, 2020: Champion 7GCBC (N771CT), Spotted Horse, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during an aborted takeoff with a tailwind, which resulted in a noseover.

## Other reports on N771CT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090906014909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090906014909I), Sep 6, 2009: Bbavia 7GCBC (N771CT), Stoneburg, TX, Minor damage. (-23) During landing, excessive groung speed when rt turn initiated, resulted in ground loop. Rt m/l/g attach point broke, damage to wing tip.

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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