Champion 7ECA N7553F
4 August 1973 · Plano, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1973 at about 17:00 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N7553F, operated by Dallas Skyways, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Plano, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plano, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N7553F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dallas Skyways
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1790
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT SURFACE WITH TALL GRASS.CARB AIR CLEANER CLOGGED BY GRASS, SEEDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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