# NTSB SEA67F0305: Champion 7ECA, N5135T, Mose Lake, WA, April 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1967
- Place: Mose Lake, WA · MOSE LAKE, WA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0305
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0305

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1816  67/4/10    MOSE LAKE,WASH      CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 0820                    N5135T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANT COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- ON TAKEOFF CLIMB AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE FROM BOEING 707 ON LOW PASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5135T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5135T), registered now, S/N 562 (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
- Airport: Grant County

## Other investigations on N5135T (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 SEA88LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA053), Feb 27, 1988: Champion 7ECA (N5135T), Othello, WA, 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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