- Date
- August 15, 1988, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Oreana, ID
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9806YChampion 7GCB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880815060179A
- Case key
- 40867
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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
Plt was circling a friend's ranch at low alt when acft began an uncommanded left roll. Plt was able to level wings before ground contact in rough terrain. Investigation revealed aileron attach bolt missing. Aileron had just undergone repair.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9806Y
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 41
- Airframe hours
- 1,611
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2B, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lawrence D. Tobias
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1988 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- 06U · Jackpot, NV
- Destination
- 1U3 · Murphy, ID
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total · 1,100 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots, gusting 6
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.