Champion 7EC N9891B

Summary

On 3 July 2020 at about 17:15 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N9891B was involved in an accident near Port O'Conner, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 July 2020 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Port O'Conner, Texas, United States

Coordinates

28.4453, -96.4411

Aircraft

Champion 7EC

Registration

N9891B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Lavaca → Port O'Connor

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20LA260

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to a stuck intake valve.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed on a local flight along the coastline. About 15 minutes into the flight, the engine lost power. The airplane would not hold altitude and impacted terrain and brush about 400 yards from the coastline and a small postcrash fire developed in the engine compartment. Postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the wing struts and bottom fuselage. Examination of the engine found that the No. 3 intake valve was stuck in the open position. A reason for the stuck valve was not identified. It was also noted that the valve springs on all the cylinders were weak; however, it could not be determined if this was due to heat from the engine compartment fire. No other pre-impact abnormalities were found.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.