# NTSB CHI89LA003: Champion 7EC, N9836Y, Bainbridge, OH, October 9, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 9, 1988, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Bainbridge, OH
- Location: 39.2264° N, 83.2697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bainbridge, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2264&lon=-83.2697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI89LA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14294/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA003

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9836Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9836Y), registered now, S/N 7EC-738, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 738
- Airframe hours: 5013
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-90 90 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Haas, Paul Gregory
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 7, 1987, 5 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 606 total, 320 in this make and model, 581 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LUK, 52 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881009046159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009046159A), Oct 9, 1988: Bbavia 7EC, Bainbridge, OH, Substantial damage. Reported partial power loss on climbout. Landed in a field with thick vegetation. Cause of power loss unknown.

## Other investigations on N9836Y (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 CHI90LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA150), Jun 11, 1990: Champion 7EC (N9836Y), Hillsboro, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE IS A FACTOR.

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.

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