# NTSB Accident WPR23LA030
> **AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC** · 2022-11-11 · Payson, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23LA030
- **Event ID:** 20221114106289
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-11-11
- **Location:** Payson, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.205025, -111.69414
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT
- **Model:** 8GCBC
- **Registration:** N615DD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper decision to takeoff from an unimproved airstrip with insufficient takeoff distance which, resulted in a runway overrun and collision with vegetation.

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