Champion 7KCAB N7533F
5 August 2006 · Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 August 2006 at about 16:50 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N7533F was involved in an accident near Hyannis, Massachusetts, 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 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.6383, -70.2767
- Aircraft
- Champion 7KCAB
- Registration
- N7533F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Banner Tow
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pylmouth → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC06CA195
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot of the Champion 7KCAB, he performed a preflight inspection of the airplane, and estimated the fuel level by observing the fuel gauges, checking the fuel computer, and "sticking [his] finger in the tank." He did not visually check the amount of fuel in the fuel tanks. The pilot then departed on a banner towing flight, and after 40 minutes of flight time the engine lost total power. The pilot subsequently performed a forced landing to the water below, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. Examination of the fuel tanks after the airplane was recovered from the water revealed that the right tank was empty, and the left tank contained about 1/8 inch of liquid spread across the bottom of the tank. Following the accident, the pilot learned that during the previous flight the fuel computer had been reset to indicate full fuel. Following that flight, the airplane was not serviced with fuel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Champion 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2006 | Champion 7GCB | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Robert F. Allen | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2006 | Champion 7ECA | Ethel, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2006 | Champion 7GCB | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2006 | Champion 7EC | Zellwood, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2006 | Champion 7FC | Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2006 | Champion 7EC | Clipper Mills, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2006 | Cessna 172S | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | King Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2006 | Piper PA-34-220T | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2006 | Cessna 182F | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 19 Sep 2006 | Garlick OH-58A | East Bridgewate, Massachusetts, United States | JBI Helicopter Services | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2006 | Cessna R182 | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Civil Air Patrol, Inc. | No injuries | - |