# Accident 20200911009609A: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, Ozark, AR, September 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ozark, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6775° N, 93.7322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6775&lon=-93.7322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 315 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200911009609A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER, 11, 2020 AT 1400 CST, THE PILOT OF AN AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC, N81BH WAS PRACTICING FOR THE ARKANSTOL LANDING COMPETITION.  FLYING TOO LOW AND SLOW AROUND THE TURN TO FINAL, STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE WIRE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT 51AR NEAR OZARK AR.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT, ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO A HEAD INJURY AND AIRLIFTED.

## 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 CEN20CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA391), Sep 11, 2020: Champion 8GCBC (N81BH), Ozark, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a wire during final approach to landing.

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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