Champion 8KCAB accident near Frankfort, IL
On June 21, 1995, a Champion 8KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Frankfort, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 21, 1995
- Place
- Frankfort, IL
- Aircraft
- Champion 8KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.489°N, 87.829°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03646
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 20, 1995, at 1927 central daylight time (cdt), an American Champion 8KCAB, N109AC, registered to the Alpha Charley Flying Club, Incorporated, of Olympia Fields, Illinois, and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the ground following an in-flight structural failure. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aerobatic 14 CFR Part 91 training flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot/part owner of the airplane received serious injuries. The second occupant, also a private pilot, was fatally injured. The flight departed New Lenox, Illinois, at 1912 cdt. The pilot/owner (pilot) of the airplane said he was teaching the second pilot how to do aileron rolls. According to the pilot the second pilot had allowed the airplane to pitch down during the inverted position of the roll maneuver. The pilot said he had the second pilot place the airplane into an inverted flight attitude. He said he did this so the second pilot could "...feel how much forward pressure [is required] to keep the plane level in inverted flight... ." The pilot said the airplane's speed at this time was about 140 miles per hour (MPH) and it was about 2,900 feet above the ground. After a short time of inverted flight the pilot told the second pilot to roll the airplane into an upright position. The pilot said the second pilot "...pulled back on [the] stick." The pilot said he "...chopped [the] power..." after the airplane was descending vertically toward the ground. At this point in the flight the pilot said he placed
Probable cause
the pilot-in-command's overconfidence in his personal ability in attempting to teach aerobatics, his lack of experience as a flight instructor, and allowing the airplane to get into a position where its never exceed speed and design stress limits were exceeded. The second pilot's improper maneuver was a factor.
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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.
