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| Date: | Sunday 21 July 2024 |
| Time: | 19:33 |
| Type: |  Champion 7ECA Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9581S |
| MSN: | 192 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Beaufort, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Horse Feathers Airport, VA (53VA) |
| Beaufort-Michael J. Smith Field, NC (KMRH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On July 21, 2024, about 1933 eastern daylight time, a Champion 7ECA airplane, N9581S, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Beaufort, North Carolina. The commercial pilot received minor injuries and the passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot reported that at the time the airplane departed from Horse Feathers Airport (53VA), Midland, Virginia, destined for Michael J. Smith Field Airport (MRH), Beaufort, North Carolina, there was about 32 gallons of fuel onboard. About 2 ½ hours after departure, the pilot described that there was a momentary surge of engine power. The engine anomaly repeated several times before the engine lost power completely. The pilot was unable to restore engine power and performed a forced landing to a road. During the landing, the left wing struck a pole, and the airplane came to rest inverted about 3-miles northwest of MRH.
Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wnct.com/news/emergency-responders-on-scene-of-small-plane-crash-near-beaufort/
https://www.witn.com/2024/07/22/passengers-safe-after-plane-crash-carteret-county/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N9581S
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2024 06:05 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Jul-2024 15:33 | dan fix | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2024 16:36 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 22-Jul-2024 16:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 23-Jul-2024 22:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2024 19:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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