- Date
- July 6, 1981
- Place
- West Middlesex, PA · WEST MIDDLESEX, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9001LChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810706038429A
- Case key
- 124097
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2960 81/7/6 WEST MIDDLESEX,PA CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 307 TIME - 1020 N9001L PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST MIDDLESEX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST MIDDLESEX,PA COLUMBUS,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURST MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SPARK PLUGS WORN,7 DID NOT FIRE WHEN TESTED W 80PSI PRES.OIL SCREEN RUPTURED,50% CVRD,UNK PRTCLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9001L
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- West Middlesex
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.