Champion 7GCAA accident near Arthur, NE

On June 29, 2018, a Champion 7GCAA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Arthur, NE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

June 29, 2018

Place

Arthur, NE

Aircraft

Champion 7GCAA · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

41.562°N, 101.600°W

NTSB ID

20180629X71520

Official records · CEN18FA242

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 29, 2018, about 1245 mountain daylight time, a Champion 7GCAA airplane, N9026L, impacted terrain while maneuvering near Arthur, Nebraska. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and was being operated by Last Pass Aviation as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions existed in the area of the accident, which departed without a flight plan from Thomas County Airport (TIF), Thedford, Nebraska, about 1115. The pilot was performing aerobatic maneuvers at a cattle branding event. A witness reported that, following a loop and rolling maneuver, the airplane began to climb in a vertical attitude. The airplane subsequently rolled left and made a series of left-turning spins as it descended to ground contact. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 28, held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single- and multi-engine land and instrument ratings, and a flight instructor certificate with airplane single- and multi-engine and instrument ratings. On June 26, 2018, the pilot was issued a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) second-class medical certificate with a restriction for corrective lenses. The pilot had recently started training for agricultural application operations and had flown about 30 hours in an Air Tractor AT502 airplane. According to an insurance application from March 2018, the pilot reported that he had 1,100 hours of aerobatic flight experience in the accident airplane make and model. Most of this experi

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to recover from a spin for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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.