Champion AERONCA 7BCM N2517E
18 March 2003 · Pahokee, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 March 2003 at about 22:55 local time, a Champion AERONCA 7BCM registered N2517E was involved in an accident near Pahokee, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. 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 22:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pahokee, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.7833, -80.6833
- Aircraft
- Champion AERONCA 7BCM
- Registration
- N2517E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Belle Glade → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA03FA077
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall while maneuvering.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport rated pilot was maneuvering the airplane at low altitude over a sugar cane field for the purpose of scaring birds out of the field. Two witnesses observed the airplane make a low pass over the field to the west then start a steep climbing right turn to the northwest. According to one witness, as the airplane "was about to turn back into the field it was obvious he was in trouble (did not have enough room to recover) not sure if engine quit or he killed the power to recover." The witness said he saw the airplane "stall" and impact the ground. The other witness reported that the airplane was turning, "did not pull up" and hit the ground "at about 30 degrees from vertical." The witnesses indicated that the wind was from the west, and the airplane was turning from upwind to downwind when the accident occurred. Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane impacted the ground in a nose low attitude with little forward speed. Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Champion AERONCA accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1996 | Champion AERONCA 7GCB | Fairhope, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Aug 2010 | Champion AERONCA 7HC | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2014 | Champion AERONCA 7AC | Port Gibson, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 2016 | Champion AERONCA 7AC | Groveland, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1990 | Champion AERONCA 7DC | Elmendorf, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1990 | Champion AERONCA 7CCM | Albany, Georgia, United States | William B. Jackson | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-25-235 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Barry Aviation Florida, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Airbus A330 | Miami, Florida, United States | Edelweiss Air AG | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2003 | Samual G Dasilva VELOCITY | Sebastian, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-31 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Bruce T. Kendell | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172P | Edgewater, Florida, United States | Comair Aviation Academy, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |