- Date
- August 16, 1986, 18:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Epsom, NH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8937RChampion 7HC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860816040259A
- Case key
- 30230
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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.
In flight collision with object
Terrain condition - high obstruction(s)Factor
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Preflight planning/preparation - improperCause
Vfr procedures - improperCause
Procedures/directives - not followedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
A student pilot and passenger on a local flight collided with a tree, crashed and burned. No malfunction was found with the aircraft and engine. The plts flt time was not reported or available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8937R
- Reported as
- Champion 7HC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7HC-22
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2B, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- M. M. Miller & P. F. Lindh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MHT · Manchester, NH
N8937RRegistration cancelled Aug 16, 1986 · Champion 7HCAirframe modelChampion 7HCEngine modelLycoming 0-290 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CON, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.