# NTSB IAD74FKM31: Champion 7HC, N8555E, Thomasville, NC, December 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1973
- Place: Thomasville, NC · THOMASVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.8813° N, 80.0815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomasville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8813&lon=-80.0815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FKM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4087  73/12/23   THOMASVILLE,NC      CHAMPION 7HC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 389
        TIME - 1510                    N8555E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRGROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THOMASVILLE,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- POWER LOSS AFTER LIFT OFF PLTS ATTN DIVERTED FM OUTSIDE ACFT TO INSIDE ACFT DRIFTED R HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8555E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8555E-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 7HC-4, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7HC
- Registry model: [Champion 7HC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc) (registry code 21101PN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairgrove

## 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 19731223040459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731223040459A), Dec 23, 1973: Blanca 7HC, Thomasville, NC, Substantial damage. Power loss after lift off plts attn diverted fm outside acft to inside acft drifted r hit trees.

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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