20041030028049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Summerville, SC · October 30, 2004

Date: October 30, 2004 · 16:30 local
Place: Summerville, SC
Airport: Summerville
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N57388
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05LA018
Reported as: Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming O235C1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N57388Registration cancelled Apr 26, 2013 · Bellanca 7ECAS/N 937-73 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBellanca 7ECA Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) October 30 at approximately 1710L N57388 departed Summerville Airport on runway 24 on a FAR part 91 flight. After takeoff on climb out witnesses stated that the aircraft lost power at about 500 then the aircraft made a steep left back and attempted to return back to runway 06. The plane went out of sight behind a tree line and impacted the ground in a retention pond just off the end of runway 06. The aircraft appeared to have hit left wing first, then right main landing gear and came to stop on slope of the retention. Fuel drained out of the right tank on the occupants. The amount remaining in the tank was approximately three gallons. The left tank had approximately 13 gallons in the tank. The gascolator was broken off upon impact. The carburetor was broken off at the neck of the carburetor. There was only five drops in the line going to the carburetor and approximately two ounces of fuel in the bowl of the carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) OCTOBER 30 AT APPROXIMATELY 1710L N57388 DEPARTED SUMMERVILLE AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 24 ON A FAR PART 91 FLIGHT. AFTER TAKEOFF ON CLIMB OUT WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT ABOUT 500 THEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP LEFT BACK AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN BACK TO RUNWAY 06. THE PLANE WENT OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND A TREE LINE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A RETENTION POND JUST OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 06. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE HIT LEFT WING FIRST, THEN RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND CAME TO STOP ON SLOPE OF THE RETENTION. FUEL DRAINED OUT OF THE RIGHT TANK ON THE OCCUPANTS. THE AMOUNT REMAINING IN THE TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY THREE GALLONS. THE LEFT TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 13 GALLONS IN THE TANK. THE GASCOLATOR WAS BROKEN OFF UPON IMPACT. THE CARBURETOR WAS BROKEN OFF AT THE NECK OF THE CARBURETOR. THERE WAS ONLY FIVE DROPS IN THE LINE GOING TO THE CARBURETOR AND APPROXIMATELY TWO OUNCES OF FUEL IN THE BOWL OF THE CARBURETOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL05LA018Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSummerville, SCThe loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.Oct 30, 2004 · Substantial damage