# Accident 20190907024259A: Bellanca 7KCAB, Winnsboro, LA, September 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2200° N, 91.8700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2200&lon=-91.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4136Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4136Y-2020-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19TA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190907024259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED 6LA6 A GRASS STRIP IN MANGHAM, LA.  THE AIRPLANE WAS A 1976 BELLANCA CITABRIA, WHICH THE PILOT TOOK ON A FLIGHT WITH HIS NEPHEW.  UPON RETURN PILOT WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH(36) AT 6LA6.  PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING CRASHING THE AIRPLANE INTO THE TREES ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRIP. NONE WAS NOTIFIED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT TO INCLUDE THE AIRCRAFT OWNER.

## 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 CEN19TA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA310), Sep 7, 2019: Champion 7KCAB (N4136Y), Winnsboro, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing, which resulted in an impact with a tree.

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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