# Accident 20240827012179A: Champion 7ECA, Sussex, NJ, August 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2024, 19:01 local time
- Place: Sussex, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2114° N, 74.6024° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2114&lon=-74.6024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9580S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9580S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 95 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240827012179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES BETWEEN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND SHOPPING CENTER LOCATED AT 70-72 EAST MAIN STREET SUSSEX, NJ 07461. NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON GROUND AND MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. PILOT STATED FUEL EXHAUSTION LED TO ENGINE FAILURE AND ACCIDENT.  FAA INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND INTERVIEW OF PILOT SUPPORTS FUEL EXHASUTION AS PRIMARY CAUSE.

## 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 ERA24LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA359), Aug 27, 2024: Champion 7ECA (N9580S), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure the left wing fuel cap, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N9580S (1)

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

- [Accident 19830911048659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830911048659A), Sep 11, 1983: Bbavia 7GCBC (N9580S), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during a touch and go. Aircraft ground looped and struck a runway light with its tail.

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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