# NTSB Accident WPR18FA237
> **Champion 7KCAB** · 2018-08-22 · Descanso, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR18FA237
- **Event ID:** 20180823X23026
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-08-22
- **Location:** Descanso, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.957778, -116.697776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7KCAB
- **Registration:** N1682G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to enter a spin without sufficient altitude to recover. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight weight and balance calculations, which placed the airplane outside the normal and acrobatic category flight envelope, effecting the spin and recovery characteristics.

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