On September 26, 1998, a Champion 7EC (registration N9098B) was involved in an aviation accident near Catoosa, OK. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in an inadvertent stall. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
A 40-year-old pilot with 265 hours reported the airplane entered a spin during simulated aerial application maneuvers over a soybean field and could not recover due to low altitude.
Accident Event
According to law enforcement personnel who responded to the accident site, the airplane stalled and crashed while simulating aerial application maneuvers over a soybean field. The 40-year-old pilot, who was occupying the front seat, told an ambulance attendant that the airplane entered a spin and he was unable to recover due to the airplane's low altitude.
Impact Details
Law enforcement personnel reported that the airplane impacted the ground in a right turn in a nose-low attitude.
Pilot Information
The pilot held 265 hours of flight experience and had graduated from the operator's agricultural pilot training course eight months prior to the accident.