# Accident 20160423025209A: Bellanca 7ECA, Ramona, CA, April 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2016, 10:15 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0386° N, 116.9125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0386&lon=-116.9125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8654V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8654V-2017-11-13) (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: BELLANCA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 30 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160423025209A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 23, 2016 AROUND 10:15 PDT BELLANCA N8654V STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE FIRST DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF FLIGHT AT RAMONA (RNM), CALIFORNIA. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND BETWEEN TAXIWAY A2 AND A3, ABOUT 2700' FROM RUNWAY 27 DEPARTURE END. CLEAR DAY, CALM WINDS.

## 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 GAA16CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA197), Apr 23, 2016: Bellanca 7ECA (N8654V), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in variable wind conditions.

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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