- Date
- February 17, 1975
- Place
- Abita Springs, LA · ABITA SPRINGS, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N88442Champion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750217002079A
- Case key
- 146912
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0118 75/2/17 ABITA SPRINGS,LA CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1345 N88442 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PREVETTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABITA SPRINGS,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- ALT AIR VALVE CRACKED ALONG SHAFT.PART OF VALVE LODGED UNDER FUEL INJECTOR AIR PASSAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88442
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Prevette
FAA reports on this event · 1
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