# Accident 20170902015889A: Bellanca 7KCAB, Winnemucca, NV, September 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Airport: Winnemucca Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8967° N, 117.8058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8967&lon=-117.8058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1701H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1701H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA515) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170902015889A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT REFUELED AT KWMC AND TOLD FUELER THAT HE WAS HEADED BACK TO BURNING MAN (NV88)

UPON TAKE OFF AT KWMC, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON CONTACT WITH TERRAIN  APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS FROM THE WEST OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

## 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 GAA17CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA515), Sep 2, 2017: Bellanca 7KCAB (N1701H), Winnemucca, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of airplane control during an attempted aborted landing.

## Other reports on N1701H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150324004909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150324004909I), Mar 24, 2015: Bellanca 7KCAB (N1701H), San Jose, CA, No damage. Citabria 7KCAB N1701H departed runway 31L. Shortly after departure, at approximately 300 ft AGL, engine RPM dropped significantly. The CFI in the back seat…

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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