Champion 7KCAB N6304N

Summary

On 23 September 1995 at about 21:18 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N6304N was involved in an accident near Auburn, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 September 1995 at 21:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Auburn, New York, United States

Coordinates

42.9302, -76.5606

Aircraft

Champion 7KCAB

Registration

N6304N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Skaneateles → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC95LA226

Nobody was injured.

the loss of airplane control as a result of a jammed rudder for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot/owner and passenger were performing aerobatic maneuvers at 5,000 feet. At the completion of a snap roll, the rudder was jammed fully to the left, and the airplane continued to roll. Unable to control the airplane, the pilot directed his passenger to bail out at 3,500 feet. Still unable to control the airplane, the pilot bailed out at 2,000 feet. The pilot and passenger parachuted to the ground without injury, while the airplane descended uncontrolled and impacted the ground. Extensive damage to the rudder precluded determining its operational condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.