- Date
- September 22, 1984, 09:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Merced, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7545BChampion 7FC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840922076009A
- Case key
- 24413
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff the plt lost control of the acft. It veered off the rwy & collided with a dirt bank. The plt indicated that his wife may have unknowingly been applying pressure to the heel brakes during the attempted takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7545B
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7FC48
- Airframe hours
- 4,647
- Engine
- Continental C90-12-F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Esco Aviation
- Registered owner
- James A. Scott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 27, 1984 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- MCE · Merced, CA
- Destination
- MCE · Merced, CA
- Airport
- MCE · Merced Muni, runway 30, 5,903 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 123 total · 7 in this make and model · 82 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N7545B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.