Champion 7ECA N42LC
7 May 2005 · San Luis Obispo, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 May 2005 at about 13:05 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N42LC was involved in an accident near San Luis Obispo, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Luis Obispo (KSBP)
- Coordinates
- 35.2333, -120.6333
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N42LC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Luis Obispo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- LAX05LA158
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed the airplane in a soccer field and impacted a power pole. The pilot could not remember the circumstances of the accident. Witnesses indicated that the airplane was circling the soccer field with a sputtering engine, prior to the landing. During the landing ground roll, the airplane skidded into a power pole. There was a strong odor of fuel at the accident site and an observed post accident fuel leak from the left wing. Investigators examined the airplane after the accident and the engine was successfully test run. No airframe or engine anomalies were identified. The closest weather observation station was within 10 miles of the accident site and was reporting a temperature and dew point of 8 and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively. Review of a carburetor icing probability chart disclosed that the temperature and dew point was in the center of the area for serious icing at any power setting.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 2005 | Champion 7ECA | Fredericksburg, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2005 | Champion 7EC | Platteville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2005 | Champion 7EC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2005 | Champion 7FC | Soperton, Georgia, United States | Howard B. Cauley | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 2005 | Champion 7ECA | Mexico, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2005 | Champion 7ECA | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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