Champion 7GCAA N9085L
11 July 1987 · Bargaintown, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 July 1987 at about 16:55 local time, a Champion 7GCAA registered N9085L was involved in an accident near Bargaintown, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bargaintown, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Noidheim (1N6)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCAA
- Registration
- N9085L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA200
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB OUT AND LEVEL OFF AFTER A BANNER PICKUP, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE SUFFICIENT POWER TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. AFTER CHECKING THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND MIXTURE, HE RELEASED THE TOW ROPES AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO TREES ABOUT 200 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY AND WAS DAMAGED. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR LOSS OF POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1987 | Marrone VM-1 | Jobstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 16 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-151 | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20B | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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