N1230S is a 2005 American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 1 seat, powered by a Lycoming AEIO-360 SER rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Bend, OR. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 2005. It has been registered to its current owner since Sep 2025. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 21 years old
2025
2005
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The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that after 12 to 13 touch-and-go landings on a grass runway in crosswind conditions, he planned to complete a full stop landing. He added that during the landing roll, the airplane "departed the runway to the right" into marshy terrain and nosed over.
The vertical stabilizer and rudder sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector, a few hours after the accident he inspected the grass runway and found no abnormalities with the surface.
The nearest automated weather observation station 12 nautical miles from the accident airport, about the time of the accident, recorded wind 190° at 7 knots. The pilot reported that he landed on runway 26 left.
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