# NTSB Accident CEN21LA468
> **AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB** · 2021-09-18 · Beaumont, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21LA468
- **Event ID:** 20210930104009
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-09-18
- **Location:** Beaumont, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.07394, -94.220834
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT
- **Model:** 8KCAB
- **Registration:** N2468W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the turn to final approach resulting in a rapid descent and impact with terrain.

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