# NTSB LAX76AL090: Champion 7ECA, N9043L, Black Canyon, AZ, July 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1976
- Place: Black Canyon, AZ · BLACK CANYON, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1857  76/7/24    BLACK CANYON,AZ     CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 180
        TIME - 1933                    N9043L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACK CANYON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 BLACK CANYON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT DOING LOW ALTITUDE AEROBATICS.CRASHED DRG LOOP RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9043L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043L-1976-08-16), registration cancelled 1976-08-16, S/N 746-70 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Black Canyon

## 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 19760724025159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760724025159A), Jul 24, 1976: Blanca 7ECA, Black Canyon, AZ, Destroyed. Plt doing low altitude aerobatics. Crashed drg loop recovery.

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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