# NTSB Accident ERA14LA212
> **CHAMPION 7ECA** · 2014-04-26 · Taylorsville, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14LA212
- **Event ID:** 20140429X20908
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-04-26
- **Location:** Taylorsville, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.930831, -81.196662
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CHAMPION
- **Model:** 7ECA
- **Registration:** N9122E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper approach, which resulted in a long landing right of the runway centerline and the airplane’s subsequent collision with a riding mower that would have been difficult for the pilot to see due to its color and the nose-high attitude of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during landing.

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