Champion 7GCAA accident near Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, June 13, 1984
On June 13, 1984 at about 8:40 pm local time, a Champion 7GCAA, registered N1835G, was destroyed in an accident near Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 13, 1984 · about 8:40 pm local time
- Place
- Lone Wolf, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCAA · all 7GCAAs on the register
- Registration
- N1835G · no longer on the register · serial 186
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PLT MADE A LOW PASS BY EACH OF HIS 2 SONS WHO WERE OPERATING COMBINES IN A WHEAT FIELD. AFTER MAKING THE LOW PASSES, HE PULLED UP IN A STEEP CLIMB. THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT & CRASHED. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. A TOXICOLOGICAL CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED A BLOOD/ALCOHOL LEVEL OF O.276%. PRIOR TO THE FLT, THE PLT INDICATED THAT HE INTENDED TO CHECK ON THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK THAT HIS SONS WERE PERFORMING. THE PLT'S LAST MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED ON 12/10/76. HIS LAST BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW WAS ON 10/29/74.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 372 hours in all; 260 in this make and model; 6 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 337 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (expired)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,623 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 9, 1983; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,650 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: CLK Clinton OK at 8:00 pm
- Destination: OK11 Mangum OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:54 pm from HBR, 6 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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