Aeronca CHAMPION 7AC N84583

Summary

On 1 March 1983 at about 14:00 local time, a Aeronca CHAMPION 7AC registered N84583, operated by Thomas Campbell, was involved in an accident near Newberry, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 March 1983 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newberry, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Luce County (ERY)

Coordinates

46.3504, -85.5008

Aircraft

Aeronca CHAMPION 7AC

Registration

N84583

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas Campbell

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA127

1 person had minor injuries.

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 AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF ON SKIS. THE SNOW WAS WET, SPARSE AND STICKY AND THE TAKEOFF WAS BEING PERFORMED ON A TAXIWAY BECAUSE IT HAD MORE SNOW. THIS WAS A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH THE STUDENT AT THE CONTROLS. THE STUDENT ROTATED PREMATURELY, STALLED AND SETTLED BACK ON THE SNOW. THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND AFTER A 2ND LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN ENTERED A STALL. THE CFI TOOK OVER AND IN LOWERING THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND TURNING TO AVOID TREES THE WING HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CARTWHEELED AND WAS DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.