American Champion 8KCAB accident near Calhan, CO
On November 21, 2005, an American Champion 8KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Calhan, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 21, 2005
- Place
- Calhan, CO
- Aircraft
- American Champion 8KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.051°N, 104.171°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051123X01881
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 21, 2005, approximately 0830 mountain standard time, an American Champion 8KCAB, N70MT, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain 7 miles east of Calhan, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The private pilot was fatally injured. The local flight departed Meadow Lake Airport (00V), Colorado Springs, Colorado, approximately 0750. National Track Analysis Program radar data indicated the airplane was maneuvering just east of Calhan Airport (5V4), Calhan, Colorado. The airplane's altitude varied between 11,600 feet mean sea level (msl) (4,990 feet above ground level (agl)) and 8,000 feet msl (1,390 feet agl) and the change in altitude and direction was consistent with aerobatic maneuvers. The last radar return was located at a global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of 39 degrees, 04 minutes, 00 seconds north latitude, and 104 degrees, 09 minutes, 16 seconds west latitude, at an encoded altitude of 8,000 feet. The wreckage was located 1.4 miles southwest of the GPS coordinates. Concerned family members reported the airplane overdue on the afternoon of November 21, 2005. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an alert notice (ALNOT) at 1949. A local rancher discovered the wreckage about 0830 on November 22. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 54, held a private pilot certificate issued on July 13, 1987, with an airplane single engine land rating. The pilot hel
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, and the resultant stall/spin.
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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.
