Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch-and-go landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was demonstrating a touch-and-go landing in the tailwheel equipped airplane with a flight instructor onboard. During the fourth landing the pilot lost control of the airplane and it ground looped to the left. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, went through a ditch, and came to rest in the grass. The airplane’s fuselage and left wing were substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA25LA340 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 2, 2025
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Jackson, Ohio
- Nearest airport
- James A Rhodes (JRO)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Champion 7FC
- N-number
- N9884B
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1958
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.