# Accident 19920822032579A: Bbavia 7ECA, Pittsburgh, PA, August 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1992, 13:21 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3601° N, 79.9007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3601&lon=-79.9007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50264, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50264) (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 O235K2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920822032579A

## Narrative

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

MULTIPLE LANDINGS. LAST ONE GROUND LOOPED RIGHT. FOLDED LEFT MAIN GEAR. PILOTS LOW TIME IN TAIL DRAGGER A FACTOR.

## 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 NYC92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA172), Aug 22, 1992: Bellanca 7ECA (N50264), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LIMITED FLIGHT TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE.

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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