# NTSB MKC75DER54: Champion 7EC, N4837E, Northfield, MN, March 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1975
- Place: Northfield, MN · NORTHFIELD, MN
- Location: 44.4556° N, 93.1703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northfield, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4556&lon=-93.1703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0431   75/3/4    NORTHFIELD,MN       CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 258
        TIME - 1510                    N4837E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WENDLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTHFIELD,MN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- APLD BRAKES ACFT SLID L AND THEN STRUCK A SNOWBANK ADJ TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4837E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4837E), registered now, S/N 7EC-687, built 1959 (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: Wendland

## 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 19750304003999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750304003999A), Mar 4, 1975: Blanca 7EC, Northfield, MN, Substantial damage. Apld brakes acft slid l and then struck a snowbank adj to rwy.

## Other investigations on N4837E (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 UNK65X1289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1289), Jan 14, 1965: Champion 7EC (N4837E), Cambridge, MN, 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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