American Champion 8KCAB N105AC
18 October 2010 · Sebewaing, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 October 2010 at about 21:49 local time, a American Champion 8KCAB registered N105AC, operated by Allan C Lumley, was involved in an accident near Sebewaing, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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 21:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sebewaing, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sebewaing Airport (98G)
- Coordinates
- 43.7292, -83.4625
- Aircraft
- American Champion 8KCAB
- Registration
- N105AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Allan C Lumley
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lapeer → Lapeer
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11FA029
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and aircraft control following a loss of engine power after takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A certified flight instructor was conducting a flight review with a private pilot who was the airplane owner. One witness, who was a pilot, observed the takeoff roll and reported that the engine sounded normal. Another witness, who lived near the accident site, observed the airplane takeoff and climb above power lines that were south of the departure end of the runway. The witness reported that the airplane's engine "sputtered" and the airplane banked to the left. The airplane then turned back toward the airport and the engine lost power completely. The airplane subsequently nose dived into a cornfield and a postcrash fire ensued. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed one propeller blade with a chordwise abrasion and leading edge nicks. No anomalies were found with the engine or the other airplane systems. Examination of the accident site revealed no damage to the powerlines that surrounded the area. Additionally, there was a suitable forced landing area straight ahead on the departure flight path, south of the power lines that bounded the cornfield.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other American Champion 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2010 | American Champion 8KCAB | Fallon, Nevada, United States | Donald H. Sefton | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2010 | American Champion 8GCBC | Bremerton, Washington, United States | Richard E. Nims | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 2010 | American Champion 8GCBC | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Johannes Scott A | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2011 | American Champion 8GCBC | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2011 | American Champion 8KCAB | Marysville, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Sep 2011 | American Champion 8KCAB | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2010 | Bell 47G | Plymouth, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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