# Accident 20200528010139A: Champion 7ECA, Vine Grove, KY, May 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2020, 14:30 local time
- Place: Vine Grove, KY
- Airport: Vine Grove Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8158° N, 85.9647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8158&lon=-85.9647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9557S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9557S-2020-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 300 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200528010139A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR20CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA160), May 28, 2020: Champion 7ECA (N9557S), Vine Grove, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained during initial climb with gusting wind that resulted in a collision with power lines and the terrain.

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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