- Date
- July 11, 1987, 12:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Bargaintown, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9085LChampion 7GCAA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30693
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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 pilot reported that during climb out and level off after a banner pickup, the engine would not produce sufficient power to sustain flight. After checking the carburetor heat and mixture, he released the tow ropes and established a glide. Subsequently, the aircraft settled into trees about 200 feet beyond the runway and was damaged. No reason was found for loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9085L
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 226-70
- Airframe hours
- 2,857
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mike Giorgiani
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1987 · 24 hours before
- Airport
- 1N6 · Noidheim, runway 31, 1,700 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 875 total · 75 in this make and model · 875 as pilot in command · 73 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
Other investigations on N9085L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.