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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia S7EC · Lake Monroe, IN · July 13, 1987

Date: July 13, 1987 · 17:15 local
Place: Lake Monroe, IN
Airport: Lake Monroe
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4365C
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI87LA165
Reported as: Bbavia S7EC
Reported engine: Continental C9012F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,300 total31 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N4365CRegistered now · Champion 7ECS/N 7EC-388 · Built 1956 Airframe modelChampion 7EC Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Initial climb. Right turn. Unable to get wing up. Hit water. Rolled over. Sank. Suspect water in wing. Leaky floats

As the FAA filed it

INITIAL CLIMB. RIGHT TURN. UNABLE TO GET WING UP. HIT WATER. ROLLED OVER. SANK. SUSPECT WATER IN WING. LEAKY FLOATS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI87LA165Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake Monroe, INThe float equipped acft took off from Lake Monroe with 2 rated plts on board. The plt-in-command (PIC) stated that the takeoff distance may have been about 20% longer than normal. He said that after climbing about 200 to 250 ft, the coplt began a rgt turn,…Jul 13, 1987 · Substantial damage