LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY

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Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2025-01-16 Operator named in NTSB report
AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA (N798L) No injuries Part 91

Operated by LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY (per NTSB report)

Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case CEN25LA086
Accident · 2024-04-15 Operator named in NTSB report
AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA (N798L) No injuries Part 91

Operated by LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY (per NTSB report)

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 CEN24LA171
Accident · 2024-04-12 Operator named in NTSB report
AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA (N793L) No injuries Part 91

Operated by LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY (per NTSB report)

The rudder post’s failure due to corrosion fatigue. Contributing to the accident were the misalignment of the rudder hinge components, which produced mechanical binding and elevated localized stress, and a compromised the protective coating, which allowed corrosion to accelerate fatigue cracking.

Source: NTSB case CEN24LA162
Accident · 2020-10-07 Operator named in NTSB report
American Champion Aircraft 7ECA (N790L) No injuries Part 91

Operated by LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY (per NTSB report)

The improper installation of a clevis pin in the rudder system which led to a loss of directional control during landing.

Source: NTSB case CEN21LA033

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N790LAMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA2011Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N793LAMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA2014Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N798LAMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA2005Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N793L (AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA) — records 2024 · registered to LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY (owner ≠ operator)
  • N790L (AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA) — records 2020 · registered to LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY (owner ≠ operator)