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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Freeport, FL · August 20, 2005

Date: August 20, 2005 · 16:45 local
Place: Freeport, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N90914
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05FA152
Reported as: Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,550 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N90914Registration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Bellanca 7ECAS/N 901-73 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBellanca 7ECA Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At 1645 on August 20, 2005, the pilot privacy data omitted attempted to take off in N90914, from joe duggar field, a private field near Freeport, Florida with one passenger. Shortly after takeoff from the grass strip (320 heading) witnesses said the aircraft appeared to lose power and made a shallow descending turn to the left as if returning to the field. As the aircraft approached the landing area, it was reported that the nose pitched down and the descent increased rapidly until the aircraft disappeared behind some trees. Impact with the ground resulted and the aircraft was destroyed and came to rest inverted opposite the direction of flight. Both occupants were fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 1645 ON AUGUST 20, 2005, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF IN N90914, FROM JOE DUGGAR FIELD, A PRIVATE FIELD NEAR FREEPORT, FLORIDA WITH ONE PASSENGER. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE GRASS STRIP (320 HEADING) WITNESSES SAID THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO LOSE POWER AND MADE A SHALLOW DESCENDING TURN TO THE LEFT AS IF RETURNING TO THE FIELD. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE LANDING AREA, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND THE DESCENT INCREASED RAPIDLY UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED BEHIND SOME TREES. IMPACT WITH THE GROUND RESULTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

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 MIA05FA152Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportFreeport, FLThe failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed resulting in inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with terrain.Aug 20, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N90914 · 2

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

Incident 19951012037649IPractice Training Manuevers · Jourdanton, TXNarrative: this was a pleasure flight in the pleasanton, Texas airport area. During practice maneuvers, the pilot stated the engine quit. During her attempt to restart the engine, the pilot was looking for a suitable landing area. The engine would not restart…Oct 12, 1995 · Minor damage Incident 19941026045279IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Little Rock, ARTail wheel shimmy on landing. Leaf spring bent up hit rudder. Replaced leaf spring with 4 leaf.Oct 26, 1994 · Minor damage