- Date
- April 20, 1985, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Collinsville, MS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9636SChampion 7GCA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850420013579A
- Case key
- 6606
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses, friends of the plt, reported seeing the acft engaged in aerobatics at altitudes between 500 ft AGL and 2000 ft AGL, aprx 1/4 mile from their outdoor social function. They continued to report, the acft entered a spin and after aprx 2 3/4 revolutions it disappeared behind trees. Shortly thereafter, the ground impact was heard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9636S
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 59
- Airframe hours
- 3,231
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Forrest Giles
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- MEI · Meridian, MS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 500 in this make and model · 42 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEI, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9636S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.