# Accident 19951216045389A: Bbavia 7ECA, Mason, MI, December 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1995, 15:20 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5795° N, 84.4395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5795&lon=-84.4395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N990WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N990WY) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951216045389A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED RESPOND ON TOUCH AND GO. PASSED UNDER WIRES END STRIP. ENGINE RESPONDED. WING HIT UTILITY POLE. (-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP, AFTER LANDING AND WAS THROTTLING UP TO TAKE OFF AGAIN. THE ENGINE COUGHED AND SPUTTERED AND WOULD NOT POWER-UP, PLANE HIT UTILITY POLE, THEN A HARD WOOD TREE, THEN A PINE TREE, AND THEN A WOODEN FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT THE PAVED ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP ACROSS THE ROAD. PROPELLER WAS LOCATED 10 FT FROM FINAL RESTING PLACE OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA055), Dec 16, 1995: Bellanca 7ECA (N990WY), Mason, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper application of the throttle by the pilot resulting in a delayed engine response, and the improper decision by the pilot to make a long fast touchdown requiring the need to take off under…

## Other reports on N990WY (1)

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

- [Incident 20131003022609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131003022609I), Oct 3, 2013: Bellanca 7ECA (N990WY), San Jose, CA, No damage. On the morning of October 3, 2013, flight instructor [privacy data omitted](who works for aero dynamic aviation) and student pilot [privacy data omitted] took…

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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