No fatalities

AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA accident at Lakeport, TX, 15 Apr 2024

Lakeport, TX, United States

On April 15, 2024, an AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA operated by LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY was involved in an aviation accident near Lakeport, TX. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: 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. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 15 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

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.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Student/instructed pilotInstructor/check pilotAirspeed — Not attained/maintained