# Accident 20230909016999A: Bellanca 7ECA, El Cajone, CA, September 9, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2023, 11:25 local time
- Place: El Cajone, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57679, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57679) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230909016999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND AT ABOUT 700 FEET AND ABOUT A MILE OR TWO FROM THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT AND HIT A SECURITY FENCE THEN CROSSED A ROAD AND HIT ANOTHER AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. PILOT INDICATED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS TURNED OFF AND THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TURNED ON. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR; OWNER STARTED THE ENGINE WITH NO ISSUES.

## 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 WPR23LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA341), Sep 9, 2023: Bellanca 7ECA (N57679), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N57679 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770219006609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770219006609A), Feb 19, 1977: Blanca 7ECA (N57679), Galena, MD, Substantial damage

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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