- Date
- August 25, 1982, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Killeen, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2541FChampion 7GCAA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820825041189A
- Case key
- 71265
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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 majority of the wreckage was contained within a small area except for the left wing tip which was found about 125 yds from the wreckage & some pieces of fabric from the left wing that were found about 525 yds from the wreckage. Both wings had separated from the fuselage. The left wing came to rest upside down about 10 ft forward of the fuselage with large pieces of fabric missing. The acft underwent major repairs to the left wing on 9/22/78 in which the four outboard wing ribs & the last 6 ft of leading edge metal were replaced. An annual inspection was preformed on 10/8/81 & the acft had logged about 59 hrs since the annual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2541F
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 16
- Airframe hours
- 1,088
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Reynestson
- Registered owner
- John Reynestson
- Departed
- Killeen, TX
- Destination
- Killeen, TX
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
- 37
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,740 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
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 N2541F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.