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CHI85LA144

1985-03-18 · LAKE ELMO, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 21D

Current FAA registration · N7401B

Make / Model
CHAMPION 7EC
Year of manufacture
1956 · 29 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560528
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9F507

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ON TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL, ALL POWER WAS LOST AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ON THE AIRPORT. POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL MANIFOLD VALVE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA144.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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