American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC accident near Pineville, Missouri, November 7, 2025
On November 7, 2025 at about 5:20 pm local time, a 1996 American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, registered N443RL, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Pineville, Missouri (High Meadows Airfield). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 7, 2025 · about 5:20 pm local time
- Place
- Pineville, Missouri · High Meadows Airfield · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, built 1996 · all 7GCBCs on the register
- Registration
- N443RL · registry record · serial 1223-96
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: 58MU Jane MO at 5:00 pm
- Destination: PVT Pineville MO
- Runway 19, 1,000 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,800 ft
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Observation at 10:56 am from KVBT, 11 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KVBT 071656Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM BKN018 20/16 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02000161 $=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN26LA039.