Champion 7ECA N9999Y
18 January 1987 · La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 January 1987 at about 19:45 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N9999Y, operated by Charles Young, was involved in an accident near La Crosse, Wisconsin, 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 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lacrosse Muni. (LSE)
- Coordinates
- 43.8204, -91.2293
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N9999Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles Young
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87DEP01
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
AFTER THE THIRD TRY AT AN ENGINE START THE ENG STARTED AND RAN AT FULL THROTTLE. THE PLT COULD NOT REDUCE RPM. TO AVOID STRIKING TWO PARKED ACFT THE PLT STRUCK A HANGAR. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE PLT LATER STATED THAT THE BRAKES COULD NOT OVERCOME THE THRUST OF FULL THROTTLE.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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