- Date
- March 26, 1982, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7552FChampion 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820326006259A
- Case key
- 71999
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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 pilot reported that during a banner pick up, he missed the banner, and on climb out, he encounter windshear and stalled. The plane crashed before recovering from the stall. He reported that the wind was gusting to 20 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7552F
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 218-70
- Airframe hours
- 4,931
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Robert E. Lowrey
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Lowrey
- Departed
- 34J · New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Destination
- 34J · New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport
- 34J
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 60 in this make and model · 120 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 162 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.