# NTSB Accident GAA16CA227
> **AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC** · 2016-05-09 · Plainview, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA227
- **Event ID:** 20160510X64921
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-05-09
- **Location:** Plainview, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.167499, -101.718612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT
- **Model:** 8GCBC
- **Registration:** N326JH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during gusty wind conditions. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot's exceedance of the maximum crosswind component during takeoff.

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