Champion 7GCBC N396BG
29 May 1996 · Des Moines, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 May 1996 at about 23:00 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N396BG was involved in an accident near Des Moines, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Des Moines (DSM)
- Coordinates
- 41.5308, -93.6596
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCBC
- Registration
- N396BG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Osceola → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI96LA181
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent use of the brakes which resulted in a loss of directional control. A factor associated with the accident was the ravine which the airplane traveled down.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot inadvertently applied the brakes while recovering from a bounced landing. The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway and down a ravine where it nosed over upon contacting a ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1996 | Green Castle AVID FLYER AEROBAT | Oxford, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1996 | British BAE 146 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Air Wisconsin | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1996 | Cessna 175 | Dexter, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1996 | Rozendaal SMITH INNOVATION | Hampton, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1996 | Hughes 269A | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1996 | Piper PA-34-200T | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |