# NTSB MKC68A0064: Champion 7ECA, N5181T, Blanco, TX, May 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1968
- Place: Blanco, TX · BLANCO, TX
- Location: 30.0986° N, 98.4171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blanco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0986&lon=-98.4171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3503   68/5/5  NR.BLANCO,TEX         CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  1  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N5181T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 47, 8600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRUCK TERRACE. PLT RELEASED SEAT BELT PRIOR TO IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5181T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5181T), registered now, S/N 508, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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