# Accident 20260430003589A: Champion 7EC, Hollis, OK, April 30, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2026, 10:45 local time
- Place: Hollis, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7100° N, 99.9100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7100&lon=-99.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7436B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7436B) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 463 total, 157 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260430003589A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 30, 2026, A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AERONAUTICA CHAMP WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON TAKEOFF FROM A DRY PORTION OF THE RED RIVER RIVERBED (34°34’10”N, 100°1’39”W) WHEN JUST AFTER ROTATION, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR IMPACTED AN UNOBSERVED DIRT MOUND AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  UPON SEPARATION, THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY IMPACTED THE LEFT-HAND EMPENNAGE, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEFT ELEVATOR RESULTING FABRIC TEARS ALONG THE EMPENNAGE AND BENDS IN THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR FRAMES.

THE ELEVATOR DAMAGE RESULTED IN THE ELEVATOR TRAVEL BEING LIMITED TO THE RANGE FROM A NEUTRAL POSITION TO FULL NOSE UP.  THE PILOT DIVERTED TO THE HOLLIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (O35) NEAR HOLLIS, OKLAHOMA AND CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 18.

## 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 ANC26LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA035), Apr 30, 2026: Champion 7EC (N7436B), Hollis, OK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N7436B (1)

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

- [Incident 19980827027859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980827027859I), Aug 27, 1998: Bbavia 7EC (N7436B), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. On loading ffz, prior to touchdown, a/c swearved t ort, lt wing come up. A/c went off runway, encountered rwy marker sign.

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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