- Date
- June 17, 1992, 20:30 local (Jun 18, 1992, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clifton, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N71528Champion 7ECA-326
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920617026799A
- Case key
- 18522
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Probable cause
The inadvertent stall by the pilot. Factors were the inadequate altitude and the pilot's lack of experience in type aircraft.
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 pilot was performing low altitude agricultural maneuvers over an open field and stalled the airplane. It descended out of control and impacted trees and the terrain. The pilot had a total of four hours in the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71528
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA-326
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 326
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Little, John L.
- Registered owner
- Little, John L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 1900
- Departed
- 7F7
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
- 41
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 369 total · 4 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.