# NTSB ATL88FA118: Champion 7BCM, N82782, Bishopville, SC, March 17, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 17, 1988, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place: Bishopville, SC
- Coordinates: 34.209819, -80.2397 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-80.2397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88FA118
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7591/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA118

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Abrupt maneuver, maneuvering
  - maneuver - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - stall/spin - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(drugs), pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82782-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 7BCM-1429, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7BCM
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1429
- Airframe hours: 8245
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880317006779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880317006779A), Mar 17, 1988: Bbavia 7BCM, Bishopville, SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled and crashed during low level wing over maneuver. Had buzzed area also. Had passenger aboard filming flight.

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.

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