- Date
- March 1, 1983, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Newberry, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N84583Aeronca Champion 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830301007569A
- Case key
- 12100
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with a telephone pole while attempting a takeoff on skis. The snow was wet, sparse and sticky and the takeoff was being performed on a taxiway because it had more snow. This was a dual instructional flight with the student at the controls. The student rotated prematurely, stalled and settled back on the snow. The takeoff was continued and after a 2nd lift off the aircraft again entered a stall. The CFI took over and in lowering the nose to gain airspeed and turning to avoid trees the wing hit a telephone pole. The aircraft then cartwheeled and was damaged beyond economical repair.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84583
- Reported as
- Aeronca Champion 7AC (CHAMPION 7)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC 3286
- Airframe hours
- 1,030
- Engine
- Continental C-75-12, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas Campbell
- Registered owner
- Frederick G. Burton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- ERY · Luce County
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
- 34
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,531 total · 12 in this make and model · 2,331 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ERY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N84583 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.