Plane Crash List

Aerosport CHAMP N27SS

22 November 1982 · Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 November 1982 at about 21:45 local time, a Aerosport CHAMP registered N27SS, operated by Samual Stafford, was involved in an accident near Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Spartanburg Downtown Ap.
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Aerosport CHAMP
Registration
N27SS
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Samual Stafford
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Spartanburg → Spartanburg
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL83LA043

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ENGINE DEVELOPED FULL POWER DURING RUNUP AND TAKEOFF. DURING A LEFT TURN TO CROSSWIND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER ANDCONTINUED TO LOSE UNTIL GROUND CONTACT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE HIS TURN TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY DUE TO LACK OF ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES BETWEEN RUNWAYS 29 AND 35.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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