- Date
- August 24, 1983, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Boonville, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5270XChampion 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830824047279A
- Case key
- 33349
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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 in a nose low, left wing low attitude during an aerobatic training flt. There were no signs of stretch on the seat belts of both seats. The instructor plt's body was found in the wreckage; however, the private plt's body was found about 900 ft east of the wreckage. Examination of the private plt's parachute revealed evidence of impact damage. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the cable between the right rear rudder pedal & the rudder was found disconnected at the pedal end. The end of the cable was pulled out of the nicopress sleeve. The sleeve was tested with aterminal gauge & the compressed portion of the sleeve would not enter the gauge. It could not be determined if the cabledisconnected prior to or during the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5270X
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 226
- Airframe hours
- 1,183
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rose Van Dine
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 14, 1983 · 30 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 939 total · 802 as pilot in command · 242 in the last 90 days · 74 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COU, 30 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.
Other investigations on N5270X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.