# Accident 20210917017329A: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, Beaumont, TX, September 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2021, 18:40 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Airport: Beaumont Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0739° N, 94.2208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0739&lon=-94.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2468W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2468W) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA468) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210917017329A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER/PILOT STATEMENT: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED KBMT ON THE AFTERNOON OF 9/17/2021 FOR THE PRACTICE AREA WEST OF THE AIRPORT.  I WAS PILOTING THE AIRPLANE FROM THE FRONT SEAT AT THIS POINT.  WE FLEW FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THEN RETURNED TO KBMT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 13.  WE THEN SWITCHED SEATS WITH THE INTENTION OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOING A FEW TOUCH AND GOES.  AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 13 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STAYED IN A CLOSED RIGHT PATTERN.  THE CIRCUIT WAS FLOWN INSIDE, EAST SIDE, OF THE PLANT AT THE NW CORNER OF AIRPORT AND A BASE TURN WAS MADE SOUTH OF THE POWERLINES ON THE NORTH END OF THE AIRPORT.  AT SOME POINT DURING THE DECENT AND AFTER THE BASE TO FINAL TURN WAS INITIATED WE IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE STILL IN A RIGHT BANKING ATTITUDE.  THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  IT CAME TO REST FACING WHAT SEEMED TO BE 180 DEGREES FROM THE HEADING THAT CARRIED IT TO THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN21LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA468), Sep 18, 2021: American Champion 8KCAB (N2468W), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the turn to final approach resulting in a rapid descent and impact with terrain.

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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