# NTSB Accident NYC00FA183
> **Champion 7GCAA** · 2000-07-03 · LAKEWOOD, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC00FA183
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21560
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-03
- **Location:** LAKEWOOD, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7GCAA
- **Registration:** N8384V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall.  Factors were the entanglement of the tow rope with the rudder horn, restricted rudder movement, the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of operation, and no stall warning system installed on the airplane.

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