# Accident 20060529012649A: Bbavia 7ECA, Brownsboro, AL, May 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2006, 18:00 local time
- Place: Brownsboro, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9703° N, 86.0867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9703&lon=-86.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99NR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99NR) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 90 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060529012649A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL06CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA088), May 29, 2006: Bellanca 7ECA (N99NR), Gadsden, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout,while maneuvering at a low altitude resulting in an in-flight collision with a powerline.

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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