# Accident 20110714015119A: Bellanca 7KCAB, Albany, OR, July 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2011, 12:54 local time
- Place: Albany, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6700° N, 123.0364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6700&lon=-123.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 1,220 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110714015119A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2011 AT APPROXIMATLY 11:30 AM N16TP, A BELLANCA 7KCAB DEPARTED SISKIYOU COUNTY AIRPORT (SIY) IN MONTAQUE, CA, ENROUTE 190 NM TO SALEM, OREGON (SLE).  AFTER 1.7 HOURS OF FLYING AND APPROXIMATLEY 10 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM N16TP'S ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND QUIT. THE PIC INITIALLY TURNED TOWARDS ALBANY AIRPORT 4 MILES AWAY, BUT DETERMINE HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT.  THE PIC ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD DIRECTLY BELOW HIM.  N16TP LANDED IN 4-FOOT-HIGH FESCUE GRASS AND FLIPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, SPINNER AND THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL TAIL.

## 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 WPR11CA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA329), Jul 14, 2011: Bellanca 7KCAB (N16TP), Albany, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to ensure the fuel cap was secured after refueling, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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