# Accident 20100827044459A: Champion AERONCA 7HC, Hillview, KY, August 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2010, 14:51 local time
- Place: Hillview, KY
- Airport: Blue Lick
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0761° N, 85.6789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0761&lon=-85.6789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8919R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8919R-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7HC (registry code 2110172, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7hc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION AERONCA 7HC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA449) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827044459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 8/27/2010, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS CONDUCTING A BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW WITH PILOT/OWNER.  THEY FLEW AIRCRAFT FOR :30 MIN LOCAL PATTERN AT BLUELICK AIRPORT, KY(07KY) AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL.  LANDED AND HAD GROUND SCHOOL, THEN DID RUN UP, TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 11, AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT 800 FT AGL, ENGINE LOST ALL POWER.  INSTRUCTOR MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN FRONT OF A SUBDIVISION JUST MISSING HOUSES AND TREES, COMING TO REST IN AN EMPTY LOT.  NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT OR ANYONE ON GROUND.  AICRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 14:51 EDT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA449), Aug 27, 2010: Champion Aeronca 7HC (N8919R), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination resulting in damage to the carburetor float.

## Other reports on N8919R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050821017739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050821017739I), Aug 21, 2005: Bbavia 7HC (N8919R), Mount Sterling, KY, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 1125 am on August 21, 2005, N8919R was approach to and landing at mt. Sterling airport. During landing the aircraft's tailwheel began to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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