- Date
- July 3, 1988, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bally, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N11061Champion 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880703030279A
- Case key
- 36192
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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 terrain/water
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Analysis
The plt was taking off with a left tailwind/crosswind. At liftoff, the left wing dropped and the pilot attempted to correct with rudder. The acft collided with the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11061
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 73
- Airframe hours
- 1,505
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elmer E. Kramer
- Registered owner
- Elmer Kramer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 27, 1987
- Destination
- Kutztown, PA
- Airport
- 7N8 · Butter Valley, runway 34, 2,420 × 85 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 91 total · 7 in this make and model · 62 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.