Champion 7ECA accident near Dublin, Texas, March 22, 1993
On March 22, 1993, a Champion 7ECA, registered N11052, was destroyed in an accident near Dublin, Texas (Dublin Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED MANEUVER WHICH LED TO HIS ENTRY INTO AN INADVERTENT STALL
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 22, 1993
- Place
- Dublin, Texas · Dublin Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA · all 7ECAs on the register
- Registration
- N11052 · registry record · serial 7ECA-66
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WITNESSES OBSERVED A NORMAL START, WARM UP, TAXI, RUN UP AND TAKEOFF. THE WITNESSES THEN OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE CLIMB TO AN ALTITUDE OF BETWEEN 100 AND 150 FEET AGL AND ENTER AN ABRUPT STEEP RIGHT BANK. CONTINUATION OF THE RIGHT TURN WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE AIRPLANE BACK OVER AN AREA WHERE SEVERAL ACQUAINTANCES OF THE PILOT WERE STANDING. DURING THE BANK, THE AIRPLANE STALLED, THE NOSE FELL THROUGH AND IT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. NO EVIDENCE OF PRE IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND WITH THE AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT
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: 168 hours in all; 142 in this make and model; 33 in the last 90 days; 19 in the last 30 days; 146 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,669 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 14, 1992; 156 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,650 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 9F0
- Destination: 9F0
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 15, 3,200 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 150° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 3,000 ft; not recorded at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 59°F (15°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 FTW93FA108.