# NTSB FTW74FPA02: Champion 7ECA, N7553F, Plano, TX, August 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1973
- Place: Plano, TX · PLANO, TX
- Location: 33.0198° N, 96.6989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-96.6989&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 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPA02

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1790   73/8/4    PLANO,TEX           CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N7553F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  47, 19865 TOTAL HOURS, 2
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANO,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT SURFACE WITH TALL GRASS.CARB AIR CLEANER CLOGGED BY GRASS,SEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7553F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7553F-1976-11-15), registration cancelled 1976-11-15, S/N 730-70 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730804022149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730804022149A), Aug 4, 1973: Blanca 7ECA, Plano, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from soft surface with tall grass. Carb air cleaner clogged by grass,seeds.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.