# Accident 20040731022369A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, July 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2004, 10:17 local time
- Place: Belmar/Farmingd, NJ
- Airport: Allaire Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1867° N, 74.1247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1867&lon=-74.1247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53748, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53748-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731022369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07-31-2004 MR. DAVIS ACTED AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF A BELLANCA 7KCAB AIRCRAFT N53748. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY UNITED AERIAL ADVERTISING AND IS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT BANNER TOWING OPERATIONS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AIRMAN DAVIS MADE AN AERIAL PICKUP OF A BANNER. DURING HIS INITIAL CLIMBOUT ACCORDING TO WITNESSES ON THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A HIGH PITCH UP ATTITIDE, THE BANNER WAS RELEASED, AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT IN A RAPID DESCENT HITTING ELECTRICAL WIRES AND IMPACTING AN AIRCRAFT STORAGE HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

## 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 NYC04LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA181), Jul 31, 2004: Bellanca 7KCAB (N53748), Farmingdale, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and collision with wires.

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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