# Incident 20260929013129I: Bellanca 7ACA, Strasburg, OH, September 29, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2026, 18:20 local time
- Place: Strasburg, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6006° N, 81.5293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strasburg, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6006&lon=-81.5293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68538, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ACA (registry code 1220438, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 2A4 series (registry code 27001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-2a4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ACA
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 2A-120A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,692 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260929013129I

## Narrative

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

ON 09-29-2026 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED 2D7 ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS SEATED IN THE BACK SEAT AND THE STUDENT WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. PREFLIGHT WEATHER WAS OBTAINED THROUGH FOREFLIGHT AND LESSON BRIEFING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE STARTING PROCEDURE WAS TO HAND PROP THE AIRPLANE SINCE THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL STARTING SYSTEM. STARING AND SUBSEQUENT RUNUP WAS PERFORMED. WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED. TAKEOFF WAS TO THE EAST AND AT APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITH THE STUDENT AT THE CONTROLS. THE STUDENT QUICKLY LOWERED THE NOSE AND THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED OUT "MY AIRPLANE" AND TOOK CONTROL. AT THAT POINT THE INSTRUCTOR PICKED A EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WHICH WAS LOCATED TO THE RIGHT OF THE FLIGHT PATH. THE INSTRUCTOR MAINTAINED POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL TOUCH DOWN IN THE STANDING CORNFIELD. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WITH WINGS LEVEL AND NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE IN THE FLARE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE EVENT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS DISMANTLED AND REMOVED FROM THE CORNFIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT

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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