# Accident 20221226018999A: Bellanca 7ECA, North Hampton, NH, December 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2022, 12:35 local time
- Place: North Hampton, NH
- Airport: Hampton Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9613° N, 70.8302° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9613&lon=-70.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2895Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2895Z) (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 0-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 651 total, 51 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221226018999A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 26, 2022, AT 12:35PM LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THIS OCCURRED AT THE HAMPTON FIELD AIRPORT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE (7B3) WHILE LANDING IN A RIGHT CROSSWIND ON RUNWAY 20.  AIRCRAFT WAS A TAILWHEEL CITABRIA.  UPPON LANDING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARDS THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE, DRIFTING INTO THE GRASS, AND GOING DOWN A SLIGHT SLOPE BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TURNING TO THE RIGHT GOING DOWN THE EMBANKMENT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.  THIS CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OVERALL AIRCRAFT.  ONLY THE PILOT WAS ONBOARD, NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA23LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA095), Dec 26, 2022: Bellanca 7ECA (N2895Z), Hampton, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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