# Accident 20200913012439A: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, Groton, SD, September 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2020, 11:05 local time
- Place: Groton, SD
- Airport: Groton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5286° N, 98.0931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5286&lon=-98.0931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200913012439A

## Narrative

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

SCENARIO AS TOLD TO THIS INVESTIGATOR BY SEVERAL PILOT WITNESS THAT VERIFIED THEY WITNESSED PILOT AND PASSENGER (WIFE) TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 15, LEVELED OUT TO GAIN SPEED.  THEN OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT 200 -300 FT AGL EXECUTED PITCH UP ANGLE.  AS SPEED BLEED OFF PILOT INDUCED AN AILERON ROLL TO THE LEFT.  AS THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED INVERTED IT APPEARED TO STALL.  AIRCRAFT  FELL THRU THE ROLL AROUND TO UPRIGHT AND LEVEL AS IT IMPACTED THE EARTH 390 FEET OFF THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY 15, AND BOUNCED OVER ONCE TO LAY INVERTED FACING TOWARD THE RUNWAY.  NO EVIDENCE OF FURTHER MOVEMENT/FORWARD PROGRESS.

## 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 CEN20LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA389), Sep 13, 2020: Champion 8KCAB (N83DH), Groton, SD, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver.

## Other reports on N83DH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020624013639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020624013639A), Jun 24, 2002: Bbavia 8KCAB (N83DH), Giddings, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 24, 2002, at approximately 1100 central daylight time, a American champion 8KCAB (citabria), N83DH, was substantially damaged during a ground…

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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