# NTSB MIA73DLD69: Champion 7EC, N7455B, Lakeland, FL, April 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLD69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1503   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7455B), registered now, S/N 7EC-504, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (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: Lakeland Mun

## 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 19730401009599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401009599A), Apr 1, 1973: Blanca 7EC, Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Drg lift off acft struck either a light or the grass. Turned l,hit gnd on r wing and side.

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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