# NTSB Accident MIA96FA185
> **Champion AERONCA 7GCB** · 1996-07-15 · FAIRHOPE, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96FA185
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06305
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-15
- **Location:** FAIRHOPE, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.509378, -87.879981
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** AERONCA 7GCB
- **Registration:** N9908Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while manuevering at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled impact with the water.  The pilot's ostentatious display and the lack of altitude to recover from a stall were related factors.

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