# Accident 20230919016529A: Champion 7KCAB, Benson, AZ, September 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2023, 08:30 local time
- Place: Benson, AZ
- Airport: Benson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9994° N, 110.3580° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9994&lon=-110.3580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N998B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N998B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,985 total, 700 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230919016529A

## Narrative

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

DURING DEPARTURE JUST AFTER LIFT OFF AC ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND STRUCK THE GROUND NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR23LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA348), Sep 19, 2023: Champion 7KCAB (N998B), Benson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain control of the aircraft during takeoff.

## Other reports on N998B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100912044689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100912044689I), Sep 12, 2010: Champion 7KCAB (N998B), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Pilot was unfamiliar with San Carlos runeways and taxiways at night. Pilot requested airfield lights turned up due to poor visability. Pilot stated his…

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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