Champion 7KCAB N1899G

Summary

On 30 April 2017 at about 21:35 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N1899G, operated by Flying Tiger Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Collinston, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 April 2017 at 21:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Collinston, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

32.6844, -91.8519

Aircraft

Champion 7KCAB

Registration

N1899G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Flying Tiger Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bastrop → Bastrop

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17FA169

2 people died.

The failure of the flight instructor and the commercial pilot to maintain adequate clearance from a power line during an aerial application training flight.

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

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The flight instructor and the commercial pilot receiving instruction were conducting an aerial application training flight. After flying over a field, the airplane descended to low altitude and flew a practice spray pass from south to north. The field was not a designated practice area for the flight school and was adjacent to a prison. At the end of the field, the airplane pitched up, collided with a power line, and impacted the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.