What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 29, 2018, about 1245 mountain daylight time, a Champion 7GCAA airplane, N9026L,
Impacted terrain while maneuvering near Arthur, Nebraska. The pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged.
Several witnesses attending a cattle branding event observed the pilot performing aerobatic maneuvers. Following a loop and rolling maneuver, the airplane began to climb with a vertical attitude. The airplane subsequently rolled left and made a series of left turning spins, which
Continued until ground impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 29, 2018, ABOUT 1245 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CHAMPION 7GCAA AIRPLANE, N9026L,
IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR ARTHUR, NEBRASKA. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
SEVERAL WITNESSES ATTENDING A CATTLE BRANDING EVENT OBSERVED THE PILOT PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. FOLLOWING A LOOP AND ROLLING MANEUVER, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO CLIMB WITH A VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED LEFT AND MADE A SERIES OF LEFT TURNING SPINS, WHICH
CONTINUED UNTIL GROUND IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.