# Accident 19970705017009A: Bbavia 7ECA, Mooresville, NC, July 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1997, 17:05 local time
- Place: Mooresville, NC
- Airport: Miller Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6503° N, 80.7209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6503&lon=-80.7209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7636S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7636S) (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 O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705017009A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG TRIED GO AROUND LAT AND STRUCK TREES OFF END RUNWAY. FLIPPED OVER IN CENTER OF A HIGHWAY. (-23) PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO LAND ON GRASS STRIP AT MILLER AIRPARK, MOORESVILLE, N.C. HE OVERSHOT RUNWAY AND MADE DECISION TOO LATE TO GO-AROUND. ON GO-AROUND, HIT TREES AT END OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY 150.

## 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 MIA97LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA205), Jul 5, 1997: Bellanca 7ECA (N7636S), Mooresville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on landing resulting in a go-around, and a subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.