# Accident 20201129019839A: Champion 7EC, Northampton, NY, November 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2020, 11:40 local time
- Place: Northampton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1685° N, 74.1805° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1685&lon=-74.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9721N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9721N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201129019839A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 11:40AM ON 11/29/2020 IN 7EC AERONA CHAMP N9721N PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM CANTON NY. HE DEPARTED HIS HOME BASE OF POTSDAM (PTD), WITH PLANS TO MEET SOME FRIENDS AT A BEACH LOCATION. AT 11:40 AM HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON BEACH OF THE GREAT SACANDAGA LAKE IN NORTHAMPTON NY, NEAR THE SKY RANCH PLATEAU AIRPORT (1F2). HIS INITIAL ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, HE TOUCHED DOWN TOO FAST. AS HE APPLIED BRAKING, THE WHEELS DUG INTO THE SAND, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING UP ONTO ITS NOSE, AND COMING TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT. NO REPORTED INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA21LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA060), Nov 29, 2020: Champion 7EC (N9721N), Northhampton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during an off-airport landing on soft sand, which resulted in a nose over.

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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