# Accident 20100817044209A: Champion 7EC, August 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2010, 21:25 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5081° N, 151.0431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5081&lon=-151.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4697E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4697E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100817044209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STATE TROOPER REPORTED TO THE NTSB & FAA ... AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GET AIRBORNE AT SPORT LAKE (SOLDOTNA) ON SECOND TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE TIPS OF THE FLOATS STRUCK THE SURFACE OF THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH AIRCRAFT NOSE STUCK IN THE MUD OF THE SHALLOW LAKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC10CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA070), Aug 18, 2010: Champion 7EC (N4697E), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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