# NTSB MIA72DLD65: Aeronca 7ECA, N11033, Anna Maria Is, FL, May 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1972
- Place: Anna Maria Is, FL · ANNA MARIA IS, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLD65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1634  72/5/13    ANNA MARIA IS,FLA   AERONCA 7ECA        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 272
        TIME - 1920                    N11033              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLMES BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEMINOLE,FLA                ANNA MARIA IS,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11033](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11033), registered now, S/N 41, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Holmes Beach

## Other investigations on N11033 (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 CHI66D0187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0187), Aug 17, 1965: Champion 7ECA (N11033), Dayton, OH, substantial damage

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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