# Accident 20241007022279A: Champion 7EC, Briar, TX, October 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2024, 11:40 local time
- Place: Briar, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9601° N, 97.5047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9601&lon=-97.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4337C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4337C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241007022279A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 7, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CHAMPION 7EC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS FLYING LEVEL OVER EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DECENT TOWARDS THE WATER.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND NO CONTROL INPUTS TO PULL OUT OF THE 45-DEGREE ANGLE.  UPON IMPACT THE RIGHT WING CAME OFF ALONG WITH THE DOOR COMING TO REST 8-10 FEET UNDER WATER WITH ONLY THE TOP OF THE TAIL VISIBLE.  THE PILOT WAS FOUND TRAPPED IN HIS SEAT ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED TO DRY LAND.  THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES FOUND.  THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE WATER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## 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 CEN25FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA005), Oct 7, 2024: Champion 7EC (N4337C), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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