# NTSB SEA75AS013: Champion 7ECA, N5235X, Seattle, WA, September 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1974
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3222   74/9/9    SEATTLE,WASH        CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  1  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1633                    N5235X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 49, 11573 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE UNION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WASH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.IP DEPLANED ONTO FLOAT FOR DOCKING OPS,MOVED FWD INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5235X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5235X), registered now, S/N 698, built 1969 (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: No damage
- Airport: Lake Union

## 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 19740909036749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740909036749A), Sep 9, 1974: Blanca 7ECA, Seattle, WA. Float equipped. Ip deplaned onto float for docking ops,moved fwd into prop.

## Other investigations on N5235X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA04LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA067), Apr 10, 2004: Champion 7ECA (N5235X), Hardin, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform a go-around. Contributing factors were the pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance and the tree.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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