# Accident 20240201000999A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. GA-7, Coatesville, PA, February 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Coatesville, PA
- Airport: Chester County G O Carlson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9933° N, 75.9008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9933&lon=-75.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N887CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N887CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. GA-7 (registry code 3960401, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-ga-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. GA-7
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240201000999A

## Narrative

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

WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 29 FROM CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON AIRPORT (KMQS) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2024 AT 1:30 PM, THE INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVIATION CORPORATION GA-7, WAS OBSERVED CONDUCTING A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND CLIMB BEFORE WITNESSES HEARD A LOUD POP AND SPUTTERING SOUND FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ALTITUDE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT MADE A DESCENDING RIGHT TURN, ENTERING A STALL/SPIN, AND IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND FATAL INJURY SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT WHO WAS FOUND EJECTED TWENTY FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWED THE PILOT FAILED TO PERFORM A COMPLETE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND DID NOT SUMP THE FUEL SYSTEM AFTER RECEIVING FUEL SERVICE AND PRIOR TO ENGINE STARTUP.

POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND VISIBLE WATER AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL PUMP AND CARBURETOR BOWL. INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT-WING FUEL CAP INDICATED THAT THE RUBBER O-RING WAS MISSING.

THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

## 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 ERA24FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA103), Feb 1, 2024: Grumman American Avn. GA-7 (N887CC), Coatesville, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel, and his subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was an…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.