# Accident 20160419018079A: Champion 7ECA, Tannersville, PA, April 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Tannersville, PA
- Airport: Birchwood-Pocono
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0644° N, 75.2519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0644&lon=-75.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5094X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5094X-2019-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,378 total, 368 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160419018079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON PERSONAL FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 2.39 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND LOSING POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT AT ABONDONED AIRFIELD. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO SNAP, WHICH CAUSED LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND. BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA16LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA166), Apr 19, 2016: Champion 7ECA (N5094X), Tannersville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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