Champion 7KCAB accident near Oak Ridge, LA
On July 18, 2013, a Champion 7KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oak Ridge, LA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 18, 2013
- Place
- Oak Ridge, LA
- Aircraft
- Champion 7KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.620°N, 91.771°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130718X61703
Official records · CEN13FA420
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 18, 2013, between 0650 and 0720 central daylight time, N2978G, a Champion 7KCAB, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain in Oak Ridge, Louisiana. The certified flight instructor and the private pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a private corporation and operated by Flying Tiger Aviation, LLC, Rayville, Louisiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the instructional flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. No flight plan was filed for the local flight that departed the John H Hooks Memorial Airport (M79), Rayville, Louisiana, between 0630 and 0700. The purpose of the flight was to practice aerial spray passes and ag-turns. When the airplane did not return to Rayville, the flight school initiated a search and the airplane was located about 1000. The airplane was equipped with a Lite Star II GPS, which is a guidance system for aerial applicators to help optimize spraying runs. The unit was sent to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recorders laboratory in Washington DC where the accident flight was downloaded and plotted. A review of the data revealed the accident flight was about 19 minutes long and the GPS began recording when the airplane departed Rayville. However, there was too much damage to the unit's timing mechanism and an actual time of departure could not be determined. The airplane tracked northwest from the airport toward the intended practice area and conducted nine spray passes. Each pass ended in an "ag turn" back in the oppo
Probable cause
The private pilot’s and the flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing agricultural operations turns low to the ground, which resulted in a stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the private pilot’s impairment due to his recent use of marijuana and hydroxychloroquine.
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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.
