# Accident 20111222028999A: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, Marysville, OH, December 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2011, 11:52 local time
- Place: Marysville, OH
- Airport: Union County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2247° N, 83.3517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2247&lon=-83.3517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161PC-2017-10-19) (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 CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111222028999A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 22, 2011, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF AIRCRAFT N161PC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS BEING OBSERVED BY A ICAS EXAMINER DURING HIS DEMONSTRATION OF AREOBATIC MANUEVERS IN THE PRACTICE BOX AT THE MARYSVILLE AIRPORT. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME THE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 10 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY, CALM WINDS AND A CEILING OF 2200 FEET. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A LOW LEVEL AEROBATIC MANUEVER, WHICH THE EYE WITNESSES SAID WAS INTENDED TO REVERSE COURSE WITHIN THE PRACTICE BOX. THE WITNESSES ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONLY 100 TO 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND APPEARED TO THEM THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO COMPLETE THE MANUEVER.ACCORDING TO SOME OF THE WITNESSES AND THE RESULTS FROM OUR INVESTIGATION OF THE POST CRASH SCENE, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LOW NOSE ATTITUDE STRIKING THE GROUND WITH THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING, CAUSING THE ENGINE AND RIGHT WING TO SEPARATE FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT.

## 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 CEN12LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA112), Dec 22, 2011: American Champion 8KCAB (N161PC), Marysville, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude from the terrain while performing low-level aerobatics.

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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