# Accident 20240430004889A: James D Buie CH-750, Seymour, IN, April 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2024, 18:28 local time
- Place: Seymour, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0407° N, 86.0075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0407&lon=-86.0075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750EE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750EE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: James D Buie CH-750 (registry code 056300G, https://openairdocs.org/model/james-d-buie-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMES D BUIE CH-750
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 160 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240430004889A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/30/2024 AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, MODEL CH-750, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATELY OWNED LANDING STRIP IN SEYMOUR, IN. THE PILOT BANKED THE AIRCRAFT  TO THE RIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND ROTATION AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED A FENCE POST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN YAWED AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT PRIOR TO THE NOSE AND LEFT WING MADE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN, INVERTED POSITION. TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN24LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA177), Apr 30, 2024: Zenith CH-750 (N750EE), Seymour, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during a takeoff attempt.

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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