# Accident 20160814014459A: Bellanca 7ECA, Lino Lakes, MN, August 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2016, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lino Lakes, MN
- Airport: Surfside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1500° N, 93.1169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1500&lon=-93.1169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50437, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50437) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 35 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160814014459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY O2 AT MN24.  ACCORDING TO A VIDEO OBTAINED OF THE FIRST PART OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT TAIL DID NOT APPEAR TO COME OFF THE GROUND IN THE FIRST 1/4 TO 1/2 OF THE RUNWAY DISTANCE.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER, AFTER LIFTING OFF, THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS APPEARED TO HAVE CONTACTED VEGETATION APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB.  THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY FACING THE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN16LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA324), Aug 14, 2016: Bellanca 7ECA (N50437), Lino Lakes, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in reduced climb capability and impact with vegetation and terrain during takeoff.

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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