# Accident 20160903014889A: Bellanca 7ECA, Moss Hill, TX, September 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Moss Hill, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2711° N, 94.7992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2711&lon=-94.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787MW-2018-05-31) (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: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 458 total, 330 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160903014889A

## Narrative

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

THE LIBERTY COUNTY DISPATCHER CALLED WITH A REPORT OF AN AIRPLANE CRASHING IN THE TRINITY RIVER BELOW THE TEXAS HIGHWAY 105 BRIDGE. WITNESSES AT THE SCENE STATED THERE WERE NO INDIVIDUALS SEEN EXITING THE AIRCRAFT.

AT THE SCENE, A VIDEO TAKEN OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING BY ABOVE TREE TOP LEVEL. AFTER CROSSING THE SOUTH END OF THE EAST SHORE SAND BAR, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND CLIMBED APPARENTLY AT LOW POWER, RUDDER TURNED TO THE LEFT AND APPEARED TO BE AT TO LOW OF AN ALTITUDE TO RECOVER AND CRASHED INTO THE RIVER. WITNESSES STATEMENTS INDICATED THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAD BEEN PERFORMING AEROBATICS EARLIER IN THE DAY.

## 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 CEN16FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA346), Sep 4, 2016: Bellanca 7ECA (N787MW), Moss Hill, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control attempting to recover from a low-level aerobatic maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt the low-level maneuver which significantly…

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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