# Accident 20000618042519A: Bbavia 7ECA, Westfield, IN, June 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2000, 16:36 local time
- Place: Westfield, IN
- Airport: Westfield Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0409° N, 86.1306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0409&lon=-86.1306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1195E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1195E-2012-06-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,836 total, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000618042519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WESTFIELD, IN AIRPORT AT APP 16:30 EST. AIRCRAFT REPORTED LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF AND STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LT WING AND THEN THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE NORTH AND AFTER THE IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FACING THE NORTHEAST AND POSITIONED WEST OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI00FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA165), Jun 18, 2000: Bellanca 7ECA (N1195E), Westfield, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decison to maneuver back to the departure airport following the loss of engine power on initial climb, the pilot's loss of aircraft control and the pilot's inadequate…

## Other reports on N1195E (2)

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

- [Incident 19990504020169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990504020169I), May 4, 1999: Bbavia 7ECA (N1195E), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. While on a cross country VFR, FAR part 91 flight from shelby, NC to indianapolis, in with one passenger aboard, the pilot made an enroute landing at Blue Grass…
- [Accident 19811027069619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811027069619A), Oct 27, 1981: Bbavia 7ECA (N1195E), Neenah, WI, Substantial damage. During wheel landing, aircraft hit soft spot in runway causing aircraft to flip inverted.

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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