- Date
- November 25, 1970
- Place
- Jamul, CA · JAMUL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9541SChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159262
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3013 70/11/25 JAMUL,CALIF CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1415 N9541S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 27, 2727 TOTAL HOURS, 18 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CALIF JAMUL,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: CARBURETOR DE-ICING SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CARB HEAT BUTTERFLY VALVE CAME LOOSE FROM SHAFT AND BLOCKED CARB INTAKE DUCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9541S
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9541SRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2018 · Champion 7ECAAirframe modelChampion 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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Other investigations on N9541S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.