# NTSB CHI00LA301: Champion 7GCBC, N2993G, Valentine, NE, September 17, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 16, 2000, 19:30 local (Sep 17, 2000, 00:30 UTC) - Place: Valentine, NE - Coordinates: 42.870899, -100.550903 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8709&lon=-100.5509&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50318 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA301 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50318/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA301 ## Probable cause the delayed aborted takeoff. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's inadequate planning/preparation for the flight, the high density altitude, and the ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor) - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot said that during his takeoff roll, he noticed he wasn't gaining any lift. '[I was] Coming to the end of the runway and I knew I wasn't going to get off, so I tried to shut airplane power down, but was too late.' The pilot said the airplane struck a road embankment, slid across the road, and impacted on the other side into a ditch. The pilot said 'the heat and density altitude were high.' An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On September 16, 2000, at 1930 central daylight time, a Champion, 7GCBC, N2993G, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted an embankment during an aborted takeoff from a meadow, 50 miles southwest of Valentine, Nebraska. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported minor injuries. The passenger on board the airplane reported no injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. In his written statement, the pilot said that during his takeoff roll, he noticed he wasn't gaining any lift. "[I was] Coming to the end of the runway and I knew I wasn't going to get off, so I tried to shut airplane power down, but was too late." The pilot said the airplane struck a road embankment, slid across the road, and impacted on the other side into a ditch. The pilot said "the heat and density altitude were high." A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane at the Valentine Municipal Airport, Valentine, Nebraska. The airplane's nose, to include the propeller, cowling, engine, engine mounts and firewall, was crushed aft. The windscreen was broken out. The instrument panel was bent aft. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2993G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2993G), registered now, S/N 54, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Champion 7GCBC - Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 54 - Airframe hours: 3780 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Abbott Cattle Company - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: Annual, December 13, 1999 - Airport: Miller Field (Private), runway 18, 5,000 × ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 20; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 100 total, 55 in this make and model, 51 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: VTN, 50 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000916014729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000916014729A), Sep 16, 2000: Bbavia 7GCBC, Valentine, NE, No damage. (-23) Pilot from hyannis, NE attempted off airport takeoff. After seeing tire ruts in ground he tried to abort the takeoff but it was too late and he lost… From the NTSB's public API. 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