# Accident 20101018049669A: American Ch 8KCAB, Sebewaing, MI, October 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2010, 17:49 local time
- Place: Sebewaing, MI
- Airport: Sebewaing
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7292° N, 83.4625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7292&lon=-83.4625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105AC-2013-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CH 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 973 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101018049669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON DEPARTURE LEG FROM SEBEWAING AIRPORT, 98G, AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT BY MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN FROM LOW ALTITUDE BUT CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND BOTH PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE REAR SEAT WERE KILLED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA029), Oct 18, 2010: American Champion 8KCAB (N105AC), Sebewaing, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and aircraft control following a loss of engine power after takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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