Champion 7ECA N9001L
6 July 1981 · West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 July 1981 at about 10:20 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N9001L, operated by Shenago Valley, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Middlesex
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N9001L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Shenago Valley
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Columbus, Oh
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2960
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SPARK PLUGS WORN,7 DID NOT FIRE WHEN TESTED W 80PSI PRES.OIL SCREEN RUPTURED,50% CVRD, UNK PRTCLS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1981 | Champion 7GCB | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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