- Date
- November 18, 1990, 18:30 local (Nov 19, 1990, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bremerton, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7584UChampion 7ECA
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 41365
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Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain altitude.
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 encounter with weather
Weather condition - fog
Weather evaluation - inadequateFactor
In flight collision with object
Light condition - dark night
Object - tree(s)
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, the flight encountered IMC. The pilot turned left to return to the runway and reduced power. During the turn the pilot lost sight of the runway and did not realize that the airplane was descending. The airplane flew into trees. The pilot reported that there were no mechanial failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7584U
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 740-70
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thf Aviators
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- PWT · Bremerton, WA
- Destination
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Airport
- PWT · Bremerton
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 156 total · 19 in this make and model · 63 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PWT