CHI71FGA22

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7GCB · Peebles, OH · April 20, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 20, 1971
Place
Peebles, OH · PEEBLES, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9942YChampion 7GCB
Status
Completed · report January 3, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160895

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1413  71/4/20    PEEBLES,OHIO        CHAMPION 7GCB       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1450
        TIME - 1700                    N9942Y              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON CTY,OHIO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CONT LINKAGE DISCONNECTED FROM ARM ON CARB DUE TO LOSS OF COTTER PIN AND WASHER.

Aircraft

Registration
N9942Y
Reported as
Champion 7GCB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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