# Accident 20201111015419A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Fallbrook, CA, November 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2020, 09:50 local time
- Place: Fallbrook, CA
- Airport: Fallbrook Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3558° N, 117.2514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3558&lon=-117.2514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57517, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57517) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 50 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201111015419A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 11, 2020, AIRCRAFT N57517, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FALLBROOK AIRPARK, FALLBROOK, CA. (L18) REPORTED MECHANICAL FAILURE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY, HOWEVER, LANDED LONG AND FAST OVERSHOOTING THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 50 YARDS DOWN A DIRT EMBANKMENT WITHIN THE AIRPARK.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WING SPAR ON BOTH PORT AND STARBOARD SIDES.

## 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 WPR21LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA052), Nov 11, 2020: Bellanca 7GCBC (N57517), Fallbrook, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined with the available evidence.

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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