- Date
- January 11, 1983, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Quinton, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5175XChampion 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830111064589A
- Case key
- 5885
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed shortly after takeoff following an engine malfunction. The student was taking basic instruction in tailwheel acft and had made one landing. Following the 2nd takeoff, at 150-200 feet AGL, the engine lost power with the RPM dropping to the idle range. Throttle and primer were checked and used to no avail. The instructor took control to make a forced landing. The acft collided with several trees and fell to the ground. It was cushioned by the last tree which was uprooted and fell under the acft. The engine was examined and the only discrepancy was the restriction in the venturi throat of the carburetor due to the presence of leaves.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5175X
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 682
- Airframe hours
- 638
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-61, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arthur C. Worley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 6, 1982 · 12 hours before
- Airport
- W96 · New Kent, runway 28, 2,184 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 3,064 total · 35 in this make and model · 2,850 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.