# NTSB Accident GAA17CA115
> **AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCAA** · 2017-01-16 · Bainbridge, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA115
- **Event ID:** 20170116X45804
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-01-16
- **Location:** Bainbridge, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.971666, -84.636947
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT
- **Model:** 7GCAA
- **Registration:** N2540F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, and his subsequent loss of directional control after touchdown.

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