- Date
- August 12, 1982, 15:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrence, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2830GChampion 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820812038119A
- Case key
- 71392
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The instructor pilot reported that there was a loss of power after the student had adjusted his pattern for another aircraft and turned on final approach. The instructor took control of the aircraft and landed on a street. During the landing the aircraft struck a light pole. An investigation revealed that a bird had been injested into the carburetor air box flange. The blockage disrupted airflow through the main air passage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2830G
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 351
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard D. Hondon
- Registered owner
- Richard D. Hondon
- Departed
- LWM · Lawrence, MA
- Destination
- LWM · Lawrence, MA
- Airport
- LWM · Lawrence, runway 5, 5,000 × 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
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,379 total · 73 in this make and model · 2,208 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
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 N2830G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.