- Date
- January 27, 1984, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wall, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7406BChampion 7EC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840127004959A
- Case key
- 16343
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed during a flight for the purpose of observing the plt's cattle. The plt stated he was 'making a steep left turn at about 75 feet and the bottom (left) wing flew into a wind shear on the downward side of a hill. The airplane slid to the left and stalled.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7406B
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7EC-438
- Engine
- Continental C90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- G.E. Shearer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 18, 1983 · 44 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 286 total · 240 in this make and model · 2,589 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N7406B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.