# Accident 19910902037369A: Bbavia 7ECA, Algonquin, IL, September 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Algonquin, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1593° N, 88.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1593&lon=-88.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5035J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5035J) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902037369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD HEART ATTACK ON CLIMBOUT. NON-RATED PILOT TOOK CONTROL. RETURNED. NOSED OVER ON LANDING .PILOT LATER DIED

## 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 CHI91LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA280), Sep 3, 1991: Bellanca 7ECA (N5035J), Algonquin, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT DUE TO A HEART ATTACK.

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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