Champion 7ECA N11089
25 December 1987 · Keymar, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 December 1987 at about 18:38 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N11089 was involved in an accident near Keymar, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Keymar, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Keymar (MD42)
- Coordinates
- 39.5906, -77.2603
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N11089
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO88FA011
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
WITNESSES HEARD AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF, BANK TO THE LEFT, AND NOSE DOWN INTO THE ADJOINING DIRT FIELD WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE SOUND. EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT AN ELEVATOR CABLE HAD SEPARATED AT A POINT WHERE GROUNDING STRAP WAS FOUND TO BE HANGING LOOSE FROM THE BATTERY BOX. BOTH THE CABLE AND THE STRAP WERE FOUND TO HAVE EVIDENCE OF ARCING AND EACH CONTAINED ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OTHER IN THE AREA WHERE THE ARCING DAMAGE WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1987 | Champion 7ECA | Salcha, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Jul 1987 | Champion 7EC | Lake Monroe, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1987 | Champion 7GCBC | Rock Rover, Wyoming, United States | Budd B. Palmer | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1987 | Champion 7KCAB | Roosevelt, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1987 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1987 | Cessna 152C | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Aero Flight Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | International Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1987 | Cessna 152 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Computer Flight Inst. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1987 | Striplin SKY RANGER | Easton, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |