Event CHI93LA146

1993-04-25 DULUTH, Minnesota, United States Airport · D36 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N9902Y

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CHAMPION 7GCB

Year of manufacture

1961 · 32 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19901003

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ADD558

Registrant of record

JEEPERS LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9902Y Champion 7GCBA None

Probable cause & findings

PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Factual narrative

FOLLOWING A THREE-POINT LANDING, THE PILOT ADDED POWER FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF IN A LIGHT CROSSWIND, AND BECAME AIRBORNE IN A SLIGHT RIGHT BANK. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HIS RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE WATER IN A NEARBY LAKE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSING IT TO TURN 180 DEGREES FROM ITS INTENDED HEADING AS IT CAME TO REST. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_CHI93LA146.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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