# NTSB NYC77DHA06: Champion 7ECA, N2501F, Dalton, PA, November 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1976
- Place: Dalton, PA · DALTON, PA
- Location: 41.5384° N, 75.7386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5384&lon=-75.7386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DHA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3566  76/11/19   DALTON,PA           CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 20, 282
        TIME - 1600                    N2501F              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCRANTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALTON,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: PICK-UP EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- BANNER PICK UP,LOOP ON TOW ROPE CAUGHT ON L LNDG GR.PLT UN MAINTAIN FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2501F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2501F), registered now, S/N 7ECA140, 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: Scranton Muni

## 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 19761119035559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761119035559A), Nov 19, 1976: Blanca 7ECA, Dalton, PA, Substantial damage. Banner pick up,loop on tow rope caught on l lndg gr. Plt un maintain flt.

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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