# Accident 19950801021119A: Bbavia 7ECA, Naperville, IL, August 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Naperville, IL
- Airport: Naper Aero Club Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7102° N, 88.1906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7102&lon=-88.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5068K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5068K) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950801021119A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI95LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA256), Aug 1, 1995: Bellanca 7ECA (N5068K), Naperville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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