# Accident 20180629008879A: Champion 7GCAA, Arthur, NE, June 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2018, 12:45 local time
- Place: Arthur, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PO6G
- Location: 41.5622° N, 101.5997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5622&lon=-101.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9026L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9026L-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 25 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180629008879A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA242), Jun 29, 2018: Champion 7GCAA (N9026L), Arthur, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recover from a spin for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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