# NTSB DEN85FA028: Champion 7ECA, N5109T, Sevier, UT, November 13, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: November 12, 1984, 17:45 local (Nov 13, 1984, 00:45 UTC)
- Place: Sevier, UT
- Coordinates: 37.64085, -112.079963 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6409&lon=-112.0800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN85FA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16514/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA028

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - turn to reverse direction
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - tie down - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - distance - initiated, copilot/second pilot (contributing factor)
  - fatigue(flight schedule), pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - turbulence (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - altitude - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground
  - pull-up - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly
  - flight control system - jammed (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT WAS EN ROUTE FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA TO PRESCOTT, ARIZONA TO BE WITH HIS DYING MOTHER. WEATHER WAS DESCRIBED AS WINDY, LOW CEILINGS, AND APPROACHING DUSK WHEN THE A/C DEPARTED RICHFIELD, UTAH. A/C WAS LOADED WITH 284 LBS OF CARGO. A/C CRASHED ON HEADING OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. UNRESTRAINED CARGO WAS FOUND JAMMED AGAINST BACKSEAT CONTROLS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5109T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5109T-1985-03-27), registration cancelled 1985-03-27, S/N 538 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 538
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C1 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: William Park Warner
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility; Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection: Annual, April 11, 1983, 1,924 hours before
- Departed: RIF, RICHFIELD, UT
- Destination: CDC, CEDAR CITY, UT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; toxicology performed

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CDC, 60 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 19841112062219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841112062219A), Nov 12, 1984: Bbavia 7ECA, Sevier, UT, Destroyed. Crashed into hillside with aircraft over gross. Cargo was unrestrained in back seat in turbulent mountain air.

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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