# NTSB MIA76DLG35: Citabria 7ECA, N11066, Summerton, SC, June 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1976
- Place: Summerton, SC · SUMMERTON, SC
- Location: 33.6023° N, 80.3523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerton, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6023&lon=-80.3523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2478  76/6/19    SUMMERTON,SC        CITABRIA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N11066              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAYSONS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMMERTON,SC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT AN OIL STORAGE SHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11066](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11066), registered now, S/N 7ECA-55, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CITABRIA 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: Graysons

## 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 19760619015979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760619015979A), Jun 19, 1976: Blanca 7ECA, Summerton, SC, Substantial damage. Acft hit an oil storage shed.

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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