Champion 7GCAA accident near Joshua, Texas, November 16, 1992
On November 16, 1992 at about 11:16 pm local time, a Champion 7GCAA, registered N9614S, was destroyed in an accident near Joshua, Texas (Buffalo Chips airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE DURING THE APPROACH AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 16, 1992 · about 11:16 pm local time
- Place
- Joshua, Texas · Buffalo Chips · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCAA · all 7GCAAs on the register
- Registration
- N9614S · registry record · serial 46
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED A SINK RATE DURING THE FINAL APPROACH AND STRUCK WIRES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. IT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DUE TO THE HEAD INJURIES HE SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT.
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: 566 hours in all; 124 in this make and model; 18 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 528 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,350 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 1, 1992; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,650 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: F18 Cleburne TX at 11:05 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 5,400 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 4,500 ft; clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:50 pm from FTW, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N9614S the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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 FTW93LA038.