Champion 7EC N7477B
19 May 1982 · Southlake, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 May 1982 at about 23:45 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N7477B, operated by Larry Wassell, was involved in an accident near Southlake, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Southlake, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.9295, -97.0693
- Aircraft
- Champion 7EC
- Registration
- N7477B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Larry Wassell
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Southlake → Southlake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA183
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING TAKEOFF, THE PRIVATE PILOT SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT, THOUGHT THE COWLING WAS LOOSE. THE PILOT INFORMED THE OWNER AND COMMERCIAL PILOT IN THE REAR SEAT WHO TOOK CONTROL AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SUSPECTED LOOSE COWLING WAS A PIECE OF RUBBER IN THE AIR INTAKE TO KEEP OUT BIRDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1982 | Champion 7EC | Near Isleton, California, United States | Larry Heinrich & Jack Scanlon | Fatal | 2 |
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