# Accident 19910825036499A: Bbavia 7ECA, Venice, FL, August 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1991, 07:43 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0901° N, 82.4304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0901&lon=-82.4304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41689-2012-11-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 6 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910825036499A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFTING TAILWHEEL OFF RUNWAY. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 MIA91LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA204), Aug 25, 1991: Bellanca 7EA (N41689), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL DUE TO HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND FLIGHT TIME IN THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS AN ON-GROUND ENCOUNTER WITH A…

## Other reports on N41689 (1)

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

- [Accident 19791125035579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125035579A), Nov 25, 1979: Blanca 7ECA (N41689), St James, MN, Substantial damage. Landed on snow and ice-covered, narrow, plowed section of runway. Veered off center. Hit snow bank.

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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