- Date
- June 15, 1985, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Barnardsville, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N83678Champion 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850615025669A
- Case key
- 6810
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Analysis
During a supervised solo x-country flt, the student acft experienced a loss of pwr at cruise. After reaching his first check point, the student reversed course because he departed on the wrong heading. Before reaching the first check point for the second time, the pwr loss was such that he could not clear the high terrain. He elected to remain in the valley. When he was unable to maintain altitude he made an emergency landing into trees. The acft has not been removed from the accident site. Therefore, an examination of the entire airframe and eng has not been performed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83678
- Reported as
- Champion 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC2356
- Engine
- Continental C-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Statesville Filing Service,Inc
- Registered owner
- Rollin C. Jones
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 20, 1984 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- SUH · Statesville, NC
- Destination
- 9A9 · Marion, NC
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 57 total · 10 in this make and model · 18 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AVL, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.