Champion 7ECA N2830G

Summary

On 12 August 1982 at about 19:20 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N2830G, operated by Richard D. Hondon, was involved in an accident near Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 August 1982 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Lawrence (LWM)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Champion 7ECA

Registration

N2830G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richard D. Hondon

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lawrence → Lawrence

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA195

Nobody was injured.

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

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AFTER THE STUDENT HAD ADJUSTED HIS PATTERN FOR ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND TURNED ON FINAL APPROACH. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED ON A STREET. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A BIRD HAD BEEN INJESTED INTO THE CARBURETOR AIR BOX FLANGE. THE BLOCKAGE DISRUPTED AIRFLOW THROUGH THE MAIN AIR PASSAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.