Champion 7KCAB N1638G
17 August 1986 · Merritt Island, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1986 at about 15:57 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N1638G was involved in an accident near Merritt Island, Florida, 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 15:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merritt Island, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.3201, -80.6805
- Aircraft
- Champion 7KCAB
- Registration
- N1638G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Merritt Island → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA86LA238
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 PLT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS TOWING A BANNER THE ENGINE LOST FUEL PRESSURE AND THE RPM BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. HE DROPPED HIS BANNER AND TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT BUT COULDN'T AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 29 IN THE WATER. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED CAUSING THE LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1986 | Champion 7HC | Epsom, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 22 May 1986 | Champion 7KCAB | Crete, Nebraska, United States | D. Bauman & J. Gill | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1986 | Champion 7ECA | Vincentown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,471 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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