# Accident 20140823015409A: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, Lago Vista, TX, August 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2014, 07:30 local time
- Place: Lago Vista, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5069° N, 98.0550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5069&lon=-98.0550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254AC-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 110 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA448) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140823015409A

## Narrative

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

24 YEAR OLD PRIVATE PILOT, WITH A SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND FIRE.

## 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 CEN14FA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA448), Aug 23, 2014: American Champion 7GCBC (N254AC), Lago Vista, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude and his subsequent failure to see and avoid the power lines.

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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