Accident · 2010-07-30

NTSB case CEN10FA448 · American Champion Aircraft Cor 7GCBC · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2010-07-30
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
American Champion Aircraft Cor 7GCBC (N5027G)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
BIG Q AVIATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
BIG Q AVIATION

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s incapacitation due to preexisting but unrecognized coronary disease, and the student pilot’s distraction and inability to recover the airplane from a stall/spin at low altitude.

Source: NTSB case CEN10FA448

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Flight instructorAirline transport pilot / Flight instructorAirplane64Class 2 (2010-07-08)16,000 total · 500 in this make/model
Student pilotStudentNone37Class 2 (2010-02-25)33 total · 33 in this make/model · 8 as PIC

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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