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| Date: | Saturday 11 July 1987 |
| Time: | 12:55 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCAA |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9085L |
| MSN: | 226-70 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2857 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bargaintown, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB OUT AND LEVEL OFF AFTER A BANNER PICKUP, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE SUFFICIENT POWER TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. AFTER CHECKING THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND MIXTURE, HE RELEASED THE TOW ROPES AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO TREES ABOUT 200 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY AND WAS DAMAGED. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR LOSS OF POWER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC87LA200
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 2009 | N9085L | 0 | Shelbyville, Indiana | |
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| 26-Mar-2024 20:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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