- Date
- March 17, 1988, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- Bishopville, SC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N82782Champion 7BCM
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880317006779A
- Case key
- 7591
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot, carrying a passenger, attempted a low level maneuver, and stalled the aircraft. He was unable to recover in the altitude available and the aircraft struck the ground. Toxicological tests on the blood/urine were done on the PIC. The blood contained 24 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml) of thc (the psychoactive component of marijuana) and the urine contained 241 ng/ml of carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (thc-cooh), the principal metabolite of marijuana. According to several character witnesses, the pilot was a known user of marijuana.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82782
- Reported as
- Champion 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1429
- Airframe hours
- 8,245
- Engine
- Continental C-85-8F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert W. Goodson
- Registered owner
- Herbert A. Edwards
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 12, 1987 · 38 hours before
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 50 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.