# NTSB LAX88LA166: Champion 7EC, N7586E, Mayer, AZ, April 13, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 13, 1988, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Mayer, AZ
- Location: 34.4233° N, 112.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mayer, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4233&lon=-112.2407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX88LA166
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25989/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA166

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions
  - carburetor heat - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - maintenance,annual inspection - not performed, other person
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7586E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7586E-2019-01-29), registration cancelled 2019-01-29, S/N 7EC-680, built 1958 (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: 7EC-680
- Airframe hours: 2096
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-90-12F 90 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Harris, Baxter F.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 2, 1987
- Departed: MAYER, AZ
- Destination: DVT, PHOENIX, AZ
- Airport: Private Strip, runway 8, 1,400 ×  ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 4,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PRC, 16 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 19880413010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880413010009A), Apr 13, 1988: Bbavia 7EC, Mayer, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Crash landed straight ahead. Pilot blamed carburetor icing.

## Other investigations on N7586E (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 ERA18LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA040), Dec 1, 2017: Champion 7EC (N7586E), Ravenswood, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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