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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Champion 7ECA · Vine Grove, KY · May 28, 2020

Date: May 28, 2020 · 14:30 local
Place: Vine Grove, KY
Airport: Vine Grove Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9557S
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20CA160
Reported as: Champion 7ECA
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N9557SRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2020 · Champion 7ECAS/N 371 · Built 1965 Airframe modelChampion 7ECA Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was on takeoff climb from runway 11 when the aircraft struck a powerline resulting from a wind shear. The aircraft came to rest at a heading of 354 degrees as indicated on magnetic compass, adjacent to a treeline in an empty grass field, approximately 550 yards from the end of runway off to the left.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 11 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERLINE RESULTING FROM A WIND SHEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT A HEADING OF 354 DEGREES AS INDICATED ON MAGNETIC COMPASS, ADJACENT TO A TREELINE IN AN EMPTY GRASS FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 550 YARDS FROM THE END OF RUNWAY OFF TO THE LEFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR20CA160Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportVine Grove, KYAircraft control was not maintained during initial climb with gusting wind that resulted in a collision with power lines and the terrain.May 28, 2020 · Substantial damage