- Date
- April 14, 2017, 23:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place
- Cancun, Mexico
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N65SEChampion 8KCAB
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-aerobatics: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95027
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Mexican government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Mexican government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: DAAIA/DGAC/SCT: Ing. Jose Armando Constantino Tercero, Av. 602 No. 161, 1er piso, Col. San Juan de Aragón 3 Secc, Deleg. Venustiano Carranza C.P.15620, México, D. F. Area Jurídica, Extienda de ASA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65SE
- Reported as
- Champion 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 988-2005
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Air race/show · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation M2 Cozumel LLC
- Registered owner
- Aviation M2 Cozumel LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Cozumel
- Destination
- Cozumel
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
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)