American Champion 7GCBC N254AC
23 August 2014 · Lago Vista, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 August 2014 at about 12:09 local time, a American Champion 7GCBC registered N254AC was involved in an accident near Lago Vista, Texas, 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 12:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lago Vista, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.5069, -98.0550
- Aircraft
- American Champion 7GCBC
- Registration
- N254AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2001
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cedar Park → Cedar Park
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14FA448
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude and his subsequent failure to see and avoid the power lines.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A witnesses in the area reported seeing an airplane matching the description of the accident airplane flying near the accident site at a low altitude over water. A camera mounted to the airplane captured the accident flight. The video footage depicted the airplane flying low near terrain up until the collision with a power line. The video did not depict any abrupt maneuvers before the accident, thus, the pilot likely did not see the wires. The airplane impacted the ground and a postimpact fire ensued. An examination of the airframe, engine, and related systems revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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