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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Champion 7AC · Buffalo, WY · July 7, 2026

Date
July 7, 2026 · 14:30 local
Place
Buffalo, WY
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1097E
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR26LA250
Reported as
Champion 7AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
488 total14 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot didn't check for high density altitude before takeoff and aircraft would not fly in thoses conditions

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DIDN'T CHECK FOR HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE BEFORE TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT FLY IN THOSES CONDITIONS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.