# Accident 20070325004569A: Bbavia 7ECA, Wawayanda, NY, March 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Wawayanda, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3306° N, 74.4781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3306&lon=-74.4781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53874, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53874) (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 O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070325004569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT PILOT ON SPIN ENTRY AND RECOVERY AT APPROXIMATELY 0930L OVER THE UNION FIELDS, IN WAWAYANDA, NEW YORK 110973/41'19N.825/74'28.681 W/ UPON RECOVERY FROM A SPIN ATTEMPTED TO APPLY ENGINE POWER, ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, COULD NOT RESTART. EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD BETWEEN TWO UNION FIELDS, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT INTO DITCH. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MINOR INJURIES TO BOTH PILOTS. TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. CFR (7) STITCHES TO HAND. ENGINE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT PER NTSB INVESTIGATOR ^PRIVACY DATA^ AND SHIPPED TO LYCOMING FOR ENGINE DISASSEMBLY FOR CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 NYC07LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA086), Mar 25, 2007: Bellanca 7ECA (N53874), Wawayanda, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the crankshaft idler gear, which resulted in a total loss of engine power while maneuvering.

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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