Champion 7EC N9098B

Summary

On 26 September 1998 at about 13:53 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N9098B was involved in an accident near Catoosa, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 September 1998 at 13:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Catoosa, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

36.1802, -95.7608

Aircraft

Champion 7EC

Registration

N9098B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA409

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in an inadvertent stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to law enforcement personnel who responded to the accident site, the airplane 'stalled and crashed while simulating aerial application maneuvers over a soy bean field.' The 40 year old pilot, who was occupying the front seat of the airplane, told the ambulance attendant that the airplane 'entered a spin and he was unable to recover due to the airplane's low altitude.' Law enforcement personnel reported that the airplane impacted the ground in a right turn in a nose low attitude. The 265 hour pilot graduated from the operator's agricultural pilot training course 8 months prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.