- Date
- November 3, 1988, 14:46 local (22:46 UTC)
- Place
- Hesperia, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9874YChampion 7FC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881103049069A
- Case key
- 26283
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses rprtd that the winds at the arpt were out of the west at about 20 KTS with peak gusts of about 37 KTS. They stated the wind sock was indicating a direct x-wind with rwy 3/21 & that the plt initiated his takeoff on rwy 21. Witnesses rprtd that during takeoff, the acft settled back to the rwy svrl times before remaining airborne. Rprtdly, the acft did not attain a positive rate of climb. According to one witness, the acft's left wing dropped, then the acft began to spin to the ground. The plt estd the acft was about 51 lbs over its approved gross wt. Density alt was calculated to be about 5700 ft. no preimpact mechanical failure or malfunction of the acft was rprtd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9874Y
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7FC-431
- Engine
- Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fred Oliveri
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 3, 1988 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- L26
- Airport
- L26 · Hesperia Air Lodge, runway 21, 3,910 × 50 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 101 total · 25 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 20 knots, gusting 37
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 41 °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.