MINR · Champion 7EC · 1997-10-17 · GALATA, MT, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA98LA003
Event ID
20001208X09118
Type
Accident
Date
1997-10-17
Location
GALATA, MT, USA
Coordinates
48.709682, -111.350143
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Champion
Model
7EC
Registration
CFOJT
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to adequately perform preflight planning (prior to the precautionary landing and prior to the subsequent takeoff), his selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the fence during the takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff.