Champion 7KCAB accident near Hill City, KS
On July 18, 1993, a Champion 7KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hill City, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 18, 1993
- Place
- Hill City, KS
- Aircraft
- Champion 7KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.360°N, 99.840°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12848
NTSB summary
On July 18, 1993, approximately 1132 hours central daylight time, a Champion 7KCAB, N11AT, piloted by the owner/operator, crashed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern at Hill City Municipal Airport, Hill City, Kansas. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial pilot (front seat occupant) and private pilot (rear seat occupant) received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight, no flight plan was filed. The banner towing flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated from Hill City, exact time unknown. The commercial pilot and his private pilot-certificated wife had travelled from their hometown of Russell, Kansas to celebrate his father's 80th birthday. The morning of the accident the pilots flew the airplane locally, towing a banner which read "Happy Birthday Max Super." Police records indicate the pilots were airborne towing the banner at least 22 minutes before the accident. Witnesses reported the airplane made a low pass (estimated 10 feet above the ground) along Runway 17 at the Hill City airport, and dropped the "birthday" banner. They stated the power increased and the airplane began a climbing left turn. One witness estimated the airplane reached about 50 feet above the ground when the engine "stalled." Witnesses stated the airplane banked further left, then nosed down steeply into the ground. The airplane impacted terrain on airport property, approximately 150 feet south-southeast of the runway. Several witness statements were obtained from participants in a golf tournament held at the Hill City Golf Course the mornin
Probable cause
the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason and the pilot's decision to continue flying the airplane with known deficiencies. Factors in the accident are the lack of suitable terrain available for a forced landing, the airplane's low altitude, and the pilot's inadvertent stall of the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
