Champion 7EC N4387C

Summary

On 12 December 1987 at about 16:58 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N4387C, operated by Pearlman, David, was involved in an accident near Ocoee, Florida, 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.

Date

12 December 1987 at 16:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocoee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando West (X30)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Champion 7EC

Registration

N4387C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pearlman, David

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88LA062

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 PLT RPRTD THAT BEFORE TAKEOFF, HE MADE A THOROUGH PREFLT, WHICH INCLUDED A CHECK OF THE FUEL SYS FOR CONTAMINATES & WATER, BUT NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT AN ALT OF APRX 100 FT, THE ENG SPUTTERED & LOST PWR. THE PLT STATED HE MADE A LEFT TURN TO LAND IN A CLEARING, BUT THE MAIN GEAR HIT A PILE OF DIRT. LATER, AN EXAM OF THE CARBURETOR REVEALED THAT IT CONTAINED WATER. THE PLT STATED THAT DRG THE PREFLT, HE ROCKED THE WINGS OF THE ACFT BEFORE DRAINING FUEL SAMPLE & POSSIBLY DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR ADNL WATER TO ACCUMULATE. THE PLT WAS TAKEN TO A MEDICAL CENTER & TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES. A CHECK OF HIS BLOOD SHOWED A VERY LOW LVL OF ALCOHOL (0.0074%). THE LAST ANNUAL INSPN OF THE ACFT WAS DATED 7/3/86.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.