# Accident 20260430006729A: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, Big Water, UT, April 30, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2026, 18:30 local time
- Place: Big Water, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0459° N, 111.9384° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0459&lon=-111.9384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400KB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400KB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,404 total, 610 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260430006729A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATES DURING A PHONE INTERVIEW THAT THEY WERE PERFORMING LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT IN SUPPORT OF CATTLE ROUND UP IN A RURAL AREA. AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL, THE PIC INITIATED A RIGHT TURN, THE TURN WAS STEEP AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. A STALL RECOVERY WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TERRAIN. PIC WAS SOLE OCCUPANT WITH MINOR INJURY. NO ADS-B DATA AVAILABLE FOR THE FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR26LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA174), May 1, 2026: American Champion 7GCBC (N400KB), Big Water, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and exceedance of the airplanes critical angle of attack while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in a subsequent stall and impact with…

## Other reports on N400KB (1)

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

- [Accident 20240509005359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240509005359A), May 9, 2024: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC (N400KB), Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage. On may 09, 2024, a pilot and passenger were performing flight instruction at an unimproved airstrip. After performing one pass the pilot came back around and…

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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