ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237652
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| Date: | Friday 3 July 2020 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7EC Traveler |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9891B |
| MSN: | 211 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3026 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Powderhorn Ranch, Port O’Connor, Calhoun County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Port Lavaca-Calhoun County Airport, TX (KPKV) |
| Port O'Connor, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed on a local flight along the coastline. About 15 minutes into the flight, the engine lost power. The airplane would not hold altitude and impacted terrain and brush about 400 yards from the coastline and a small postcrash fire developed in the engine compartment. Postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the wing struts and bottom fuselage.
Examination of the engine found that the No. 3 intake valve was stuck in the open position. A reason for the stuck valve was not identified. It was also noted that the valve springs on all the cylinders were weak; however, it could not be determined if this was due to heat from the engine compartment fire. No other pre-impact abnormalities were found.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to a stuck intake valve.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20LA260
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 December 1992 | N9891B | Private | 0 | Weatherford, TX | |
sub |
| 6 July 2016 | N9891B | Private | 0 | Placedo, TX | |
sub |
| Fuel starvation | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2020 04:18 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Jul-2020 05:44 | Anon. | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 06-Jul-2020 17:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2020 13:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 08:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Mar-2021 09:20 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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