American Champion 8KCAB N70MT
21 November 2005 · Calhan, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 November 2005 at about 15:30 local time, a American Champion 8KCAB registered N70MT was involved in an accident near Calhan, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Calhan, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Na
- Coordinates
- 39.0508, -104.1711
- Aircraft
- American Champion 8KCAB
- Registration
- N70MT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Colorado Spring → Colorado Sprngs
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN06FA018
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, and the resultant stall/spin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to radar data, the airplane appeared to be maneuvering and its altitude varied between 4,990 feet above ground level (agl) and 1,390 feet agl. The airplane impacted the ground, in a right wing low attitude, on a heading of 230 degrees and was destroyed. Both the left and right wings exhibited accordion crushing along the entire span of the leading edge of the wing. An on scene examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2006 | American Champion 8KCAB | Banjul, Gambia | Steve Turton | Minor injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2005 | Cessna 150L | Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2005 | Lancair LC-40-550FG | Steamboat Spgns, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Aug 2005 | Cessna 172RG | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | Colorado Contrails Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2005 | Sheel VANS RV-8 | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2005 | Cessna T207A | Telluride, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Cessna 560 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |