# Accident 20230719009589A: Six Chuter Inc SR7, Hamilton, MT, July 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2023, 07:37 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravalli County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2310° N, 114.1990° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2310&lon=-114.1990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N942WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Six Chuter SR7 (registry code 05902VM, https://openairdocs.org/model/six-chuter-sr7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIX CHUTER INC SR7
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 151 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230719009589A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 19, 2023, AT 0737 MST, A SIX CHUTER INC, MODEL SR7, STRUCK A TREE DURING TAKEOFF.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT RECIEVED MINOR INJURIES.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE OWNERS PRIVATE STRIP NEAR HAMILTON MT (HRF).

## 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 WPR23LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA281), Jul 19, 2023: Six Chuter SR7 (N942WA), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff and subsequent impact with a tree.

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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