- Date
- September 11, 1982, 10:18 local (14:18 UTC)
- Place
- Enfield, NH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5185XChampion 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820911045289A
- Case key
- 70598
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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.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Object - residenceFactor
Object - vehicleFactor
Analysis
The pilot experienced a partial power loss after takeoff and in trying for better landing terrain collided with power lines, a camp and a car.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5185X
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 174
- Airframe hours
- 520
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael Stevenson
- Registered owner
- Michael Stevenson
- Departed
- Enfield, NH
- Destination
- Greenville, ME
N5185XRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Champion 7GCBCAirframe modelChampion 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 617 total · 312 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 149 °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 N5185X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.