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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