# NTSB MKC76FER85: Champion 7ECA, N2593F, Westbrook, MN, July 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1976
- Place: Westbrook, MN · WESTBROOK, MN
- Location: 44.0417° N, 95.4374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westbrook, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0417&lon=-95.4374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FER85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER85

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2367  76/7/30    WESTBROOK,MN        CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 538
        TIME - 1455                    N2593F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTBROOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTBROOK,MN                MARSHALL,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF CONTROL PROBLEM NOT DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2593F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2593F-2018-03-01), registration cancelled 2018-03-01, S/N 7ECA-193, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 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: Westbrook

## 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 19760730025249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760730025249A), Jul 30, 1976: Blanca 7ECA, Westbrook, MN, Substantial damage. Cause of control problem not determined.

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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