Accident · 2025-05-02

NTSB case WPR25LA149 · AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-05-02
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB (N538EE)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during climb out from an aborted landing.

Source: NTSB case WPR25LA149

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
Pilot pilot flyingPrivateNone79Class 3 (2025-05-01)9,170 total · 179 in this make/model · 9,170 as PIC · 19.1 last 90 days

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

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