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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7ECA · Oakridge, LA · July 4, 2016

Date: July 4, 2016 · 14:00 local
Place: Oakridge, LA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N87083
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA250
Reported as: Bellanca 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 204 total78 in this make and model147 in the last 90 days

N87083Registration cancelled Jun 1, 2018 · Bellanca 7ECAS/N 1035-74 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBellanca 7ECA Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot landed on grass strip, approx. 2500 ft. pilot initiated a shortfield takeoff. When eng reached full RPM, pilot released breaks. Pilot then noticed a slight RPM drop, but rpms did go back to full. Pilots noticed he wasn't building as much airspeed as needed at a certain point on runway. Pilot started to abort takeoff, aircraft came off ground slightly. Pilot lost control hitting ditch, aircraft flipped over. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED ON GRASS STRIP, APPROX. 2500 FT. PILOT INITIATED A SHORTFIELD TAKEOFF. WHEN ENG REACHED FULL RPM, PILOT RELEASED BREAKS. PILOT THEN NOTICED A SLIGHT RPM DROP, BUT RPMS DID GO BACK TO FULL. PILOTS NOTICED HE WASN'T BUILDING AS MUCH AIRSPEED AS NEEDED AT A CERTAIN POINT ON RUNWAY. PILOT STARTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT CAME OFF GROUND SLIGHTLY. PILOT LOST CONTROL HITTING DITCH, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN16LA250Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOak Ridge, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the aborted takeoff, which resulted in it becoming airborne momentarily and then over running the runway.Jul 4, 2016 · Substantial damage