- Date
- June 13, 1992, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hadley, MA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5220XChampion 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920613019899A
- Case key
- 37169
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Probable cause
A power loss of undetermined origin while operating over unsuitable terrain.
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 was performing a low pass before landing on a private grass strip. As he passed the field, the pilot advanced the throttle to full and established a climb. After the airplane was established in the climb, the engine gradually lost power. The pilot turned the airplane toward an area of small trees where it crashed between the trunks of two trees. The FAA ran the engine after the accident and was unable to determine the cause of the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5220X
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 199
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Asher Nesin
- Registered owner
- Asher Nesin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 4, 1992 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- BAF · Westfield, MA
- Destination
- BAF
- Airport
- runway 9, 1,600 × 50 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
- 74
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,550 total · 2,200 in this make and model · 5,420 as pilot in command · 35.2 in the last 90 days · 20.2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.