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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Naperville, IL · August 1, 1995

Date: August 1, 1995 · 15:00 local
Place: Naperville, IL
Airport: Naper Aero Club Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5068K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA256
Reported as: Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming O235K2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 123 total15 in this make and model

N5068KRegistered now · Bellanca 7ECAS/N 1338-80 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBellanca 7ECA Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on takeoff. Over control. Aborted. Hit hangar. Both pilots beleived they were second pilot (-23) on August 01, 1995 at approximately 1500 CDT a citabria, 7ECA, N5068K owned and operated by cynthia r. lyons was involved in a loss of directional while attempting a takeoff for a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot and passenger escaped without injury. The pilots both hold private certificates. The flight originated at Aero estates airport, Naperville, SC. On August 01, 1995, at approximately 1445 CDT. This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. OVER CONTROL. ABORTED. HIT HANGAR. BOTH PILOTS BELEIVED THEY WERE SECOND PILOT (-23) ON AUGUST 01, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CDT A CITABRIA, 7ECA, N5068K OWNED AND OPERATED BY CYNTHIA R. LYONS WAS INVOLVED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. THE PILOTS BOTH HOLD PRIVATE CERTIFICATES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AERO ESTATES AIRPORT, NAPERVILLE, SC. ON AUGUST 01, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 CDT. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA256Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNaperville, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack or recent experience in tailwheel equipped aircraft and failure to abort the takeoff early enough to prevent the accident.Aug 1, 1995 · Substantial damage