- Date
- July 9, 1977
- Place
- Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8576EChampion 7HC
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770709020599A
- Case key
- 145776
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2406 77/7/9 SAVANNAH,GA CHAMPION 7HC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 360 TIME - 2000 N8576E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPETON,GA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAVIS AIRPARK,GA SAVANNAH,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL DRAIN PLUG MISSING.AVOIDING LARGE TRUCK ON HWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8576E
- Reported as
- Champion 7HC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hopeton,Ga
N8576ERegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Champion 7HCAirframe modelChampion 7HCEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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