Accident · 2024-04-15
What the record says
- Event date
- 2024-04-15
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA (N798L)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
Source: NTSB case CEN24LA171Flight 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.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 49 | Class 2 (2022-10-10) | 388 total · 165 in this make/model · 326 as PIC · 81 last 90 days |
| Student pilot pilot flying | Student | None | 20 | Class 3 (2021-10-08) | 183 total · 81 in this make/model · 17 as PIC · 28 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.