- Date
- April 1, 1973
- Place
- Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7455BChampion 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730401009599A
- Case key
- 170457
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1503 73/4/1 LAKELAND,FLA CHAMPION 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 88 TOTAL TIME - 1945 N7455B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKELAND MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKELAND,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- DRG LIFT OFF ACFT STRUCK EITHER A LIGHT OR THE GRASS.TURNED L,HIT GND ON R WING AND SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7455B
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakeland Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.