# Accident 19910301003689A: Bbavia 7ECA, Houston, TX, March 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Clover Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5102° N, 95.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5102&lon=-95.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5524K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5524K-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,253 total, 183 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910301003689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WEATHER VANED INTO CROSSWIND LANDING. CFI TOOK OVER TRIED GO AROUND. ON GRASS. ENTERED WATER FILLED DITCH. FLIPPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW91LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA044), Mar 1, 1991: Bellanca 7ECA (N5524K), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUEL STUDENT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING AND HIS INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKES. A FACTOR WAS THE DITCH.

## Other reports on N5524K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780910029419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910029419A), Sep 10, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/ (N5524K), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Left wheel assy failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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