Champion 7ECA N5059G

Summary

On 19 October 1985 at about 01:50 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N5059G, operated by Skyline Aircraft Sale, Inc., was involved in an accident near Turlock, California, 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

19 October 1985 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Turlock, California, United States

Coordinates

37.4703, -120.8503

Aircraft

Champion 7ECA

Registration

N5059G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Skyline Aircraft Sale, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeport → Merced

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA018

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 ACFT MADE A FORCED LNDG AFTER A LOSS OF POWER DURING A DESCENT. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG RPM DECREASED TO 1100 WITH ALL OTHER GAUGES IN THE GREEN. HE ALSO SAID HE COULD NOT GET THE FUEL DRAIN SUMPT TO DRAIN AS IT WAS FROZEN SHUT DURING PREFLT. THE PLT SAID HE MANIPULATED THE THROTTLE AND CARB HEAT AFTER THE POWER LOSS BUT IT DID NOT HELP. ATTEMPTS TO GET THE PLT TO FILE AN ACC REPORT SINCE THE ACC HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. IT IS REPORTED THAT HE HAS QUIT HIS JOB AND DISCONNECTED HIS HOME PHONE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.