# NTSB NYC78FNC15: Champion 7ECA, N11075, Newport, ME, February 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Newport, ME · NEWPORT, ME
- Location: 44.8364° N, 69.2549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8364&lon=-69.2549&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNC15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0180  78/2/11    NEWPORT,ME          CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 100
        TIME - 1300                    N11075              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWPORT SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT,ME                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TKOF ADJ TO RWY,ABORTED TKOF WHEN ACFT FAILED TO REACH FLYING SPEED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11075](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11075-2024-06-01), registration cancelled 2024-06-01, S/N 88, 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: Newport Skypark

## 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 19780211001609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211001609A), Feb 11, 1978: Blanca 7ECA, Newport, ME, Substantial damage. Tkof adj to rwy,aborted tkof when acft failed to reach flying spe

## Other investigations on N11075 (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 NYC77DFA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFA12), Jan 21, 1977: Bellanca 7ECA (N11075), Richfield Sprg, NY, 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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