# NTSB FTW67F0510: Champion 7EC, N9063B, La Grange, TX, March 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1967
- Place: La Grange, TX · LA GRANGE, TX
- Location: 29.9126° N, 96.8763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grange, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9126&lon=-96.8763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0510
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0510

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1024  67/3/27    LA GRANGE,TEX       CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 120
        TIME - 1100                    N9063B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKY CREEK RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9063B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9063B), registered now, S/N 7EC-643, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ec) (registry code 2110158) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rocky Creek Ranch

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.

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