# Accident 20010421011859A: Bellanca 7ECA, Kimball, NE, April 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kimball, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2303° N, 103.6506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2303&lon=-103.6506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53950, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53950-2003-10-14) (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)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010421011859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2001, AT OR ABOUT 1300 MDT, BELLANCA CITABRIA 7ECA, N53950, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRRAFT STRUCK KIMBALL COUNTY ROAD 54, 10 MILES NORTH AND 3.5 MILES WEST OF KIMBALL, NEBRASKA. THE PIC AND SINGLE CREWMEMBER WERE ENGAGED IN WEATHER BALLOON SEARCH OPERATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PIC REPORTED FLYING LOW TO READ A COUNTY ROAD SIGN WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND CONTACTED THE ROAD. THE PIC AND CREWMEMBER RECEIVED MINOR BACK COMPRESSION INJURIES AS A RESULT OF IMPACTING THE ROAD SURFACE AND DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 CHI01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA122), Apr 21, 2001: Bellanca 7ECA (N53950), Kimball, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining clearance from the terrain. A factor was that the pilot misjudged the low altitude flight maneuver.

## Other reports on N53950 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810326012869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810326012869A), Mar 26, 1981: Bbavia 7ECA (N53950), North Pole, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing, over corrected. Struck snow-bank on edge of runway.

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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