# Accident 20010930026079A: Bbavia 7ECA, Estacada, OR, September 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2001, 14:15 local time
- Place: Estacada, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1995° N, 122.0590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1995&lon=-122.0590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1021E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1021E) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010930026079A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2001, ABOUT 1415 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 7ECA, N1021E, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AT THE VALLEY VIEW AIRPORT, ESTACADA, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 34 WITH A TAILWIND. DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME. (-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY AND HIT FENCE.

## 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 SEA01LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA176), Sep 30, 2001: Bellanca 7ECA (N1021E), Estacada, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the takeoff ground roll. A tailwind, fence and the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of aircraft were factors.

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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