Champion 7AC N83678

Summary

On 15 June 1985 at about 16:00 local time, a Champion 7AC registered N83678, operated by Statesville Filing Service, Inc, was involved in an accident near Barnardsville, North 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.

Date

15 June 1985 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Barnardsville, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.7692, -82.4495

Aircraft

Champion 7AC

Registration

N83678

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Statesville Filing Service, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Statesville → Marion

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85LA187

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING A SUPERVISED SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT, THE STUDENT ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF PWR AT CRUISE. AFTER REACHING HIS FIRST CHECK POINT, THE STUDENT REVERSED COURSE BECAUSE HE DEPARTED ON THE WRONG HEADING. BEFORE REACHING THE FIRST CHECK POINT FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE PWR LOSS WAS SUCH THAT HE COULD NOT CLEAR THE HIGH TERRAIN. HE ELECTED TO REMAIN IN THE VALLEY. WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO TREES. THE ACFT HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. THEREFORE, AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENTIRE AIRFRAME AND ENG HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.