# Accident 20060127007569A: Bbavia 7ECA, Pontiac, MI, January 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2006, 09:25 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55CW-2009-04-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235K2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,757 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060127007569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9L THE AIRCRAFT STALLED STRIKING THE GROUND ABOUT 100 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOING NON STANDARD TURNS AND APPROACHES.

## 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 CHI06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA073), Jan 27, 2006: Bellanca 7ECA (N55CW), Pontiac, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The excessive bank angle executed by the flight crew and their failure to maintain airspeed during the turn, which led to the inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with the ground. A factor was the…

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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