# Accident 20140209002729A: Bellanca 7KCAB, Vernon, NJ, February 9, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2014, 15:12 local time
- Place: Vernon, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2000° N, 74.6231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2000&lon=-74.6231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103KW-2020-05-12) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140209002729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN AIRCRAFT OUT OF FUEL. PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN SNOW COVERED FIELD. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ERA14CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA118), Feb 9, 2014: Bellanca 7KCAB (N103KW), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight inspection, 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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