Champion 7FC N7580E

Summary

On 1 September 1984 at about 20:20 local time, a Champion 7FC registered N7580E, operated by Douglas F. Sweet, was involved in an accident near Fort Drum, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 September 1984 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Drum, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.5295, -80.1895

Aircraft

Champion 7FC

Registration

N7580E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Douglas F. Sweet

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84LA245

1 person was seriously 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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE AND THE GROUND AFTER A LOSS OF POWER DURING TAKEOFF. THE PLT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED. THE PASSENGER SAID THAT THE PLT ATTRIBUTED THE POWER LOSS TO WATER IN THE FUEL. THE ACFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AUTOMOBILE FUEL. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PLT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. IN A LETTER TO FAA THE PLT SAID HE WAS USING AUTOMOTIBLE GAS AND HAD DRAINED 8 CUPS OF WATER DURING PRE-FLT. THE CARBURETOR 'SETTLEMENT BULB' STILL CONTAINED BEADS OF WATER WHEN OBSERVED DURING PRE-FLT BY THE PLT. THE PLT ALSO STATED IN THE LETTER THAT HIS ATP CERTIFICATE WAS SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF A MEDICAL PROBLEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.