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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Brownsboro, AL · May 29, 2006

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Date
May 29, 2006 · 18:00 local
Place
Brownsboro, AL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N99NR
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL06CA088
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
730 total90 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days
N99NRRegistered now · Bellanca 7ECAS/N 1069-75 · Built 1974Airframe modelBellanca 7ECAEngine 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) The pilot stated that he departed gadsden airport at 12:00 CST and flew north east over the scenic nocalula water falls of gadsden Alabama, then turned south to fly down the coosa river. The airplane descended along the center of the rivers course when the right wing hit the electrical powerlines. The pilot stated that the airplane could not climb but he had enough altitude and control to fly it back to gadsden airport. The airplane incurred substantial damage. The on scene investigation revealed that the airplane's right wing was substantially damaged with complete loss of aileron control. The end fairing and navigation lights were missing from the outboard wing section, the outer wing ribs and air foils are missing, the inboard dihedral of the wing had been shifted up causing substantial damage to the fabric wing skin surface, the upper and side cockpit's windows were shattered from impact of the electrical wires and the vertical stabilizer fabric was damaged because of the shattered debris from the crash.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED GADSDEN AIRPORT AT 12:00 CST AND FLEW NORTH EAST OVER THE SCENIC NOCALULA WATER FALLS OF GADSDEN ALABAMA, THEN TURNED SOUTH TO FLY DOWN THE COOSA RIVER. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED ALONG THE CENTER OF THE RIVERS COURSE WHEN THE RIGHT WING HIT THE ELECTRICAL POWERLINES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE COULD NOT CLIMB BUT HE HAD ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND CONTROL TO FLY IT BACK TO GADSDEN AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF AILERON CONTROL. THE END FAIRING AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS WERE MISSING FROM THE OUTBOARD WING SECTION, THE OUTER WING RIBS AND AIR FOILS ARE MISSING, THE INBOARD DIHEDRAL OF THE WING HAD BEEN SHIFTED UP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC WING SKIN SURFACE, THE UPPER AND SIDE COCKPIT'S WINDOWS WERE SHATTERED FROM IMPACT OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRES AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER FABRIC WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE SHATTERED DEBRIS FROM THE CRASH.

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 ATL06CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGadsden, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout,while maneuvering at a low altitude resulting in an in-flight collision with a powerline.May 29, 2006 · Substantial damage