# Accident 20150704011399A: Champion 7BCM, Portland, TX, July 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2015, 14:20 local time
- Place: Portland, TX
- Airport: Hunt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8761° N, 97.3031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8761&lon=-97.3031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10497, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10497-2019-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7BCM (registry code 21101ML, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150704011399A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 4, 2015, N10497 A CHAMPION 7BCM, WAS FLYING LOW OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA ATTRACTING THE ATTENTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAD GATHERED ON THE FAMILY'S DECK, AND LOCAL RESIDENCES. ACCORDING TO WITNESS (ES), THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DO A LOOP TYPE MANUEVER BUT DID NOT COMPLETE A FULL LOOP AND CRASHED ONTO THE NUMBER 16 TEE BOX.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL TANKS RUPTURED THERE WAS NO POST 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 CEN15FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA291), Jul 4, 2015: Champion 7BCM (N10497), Portland, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s ostentatious low-altitude aerobatic display, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin when he exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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