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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Champion 8GCBC · Homedale, ID · January 1, 2022

Date
January 1, 2022 · 12:00 local
Place
Homedale, ID
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58BH
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR22LA074
Reported as
American Champion 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-C1G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
10,325 total2,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During a southernly takeoff from succor creek airstrip, the aircraft encountered a snow drift. Upon contact with the snowdrift the aircraft flipped over onto the cabin roof. The pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A SOUTHERNLY TAKEOFF FROM SUCCOR CREEK AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SNOW DRIFT. UPON CONTACT WITH THE SNOWDRIFT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE CABIN ROOF. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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