Bellanca 7ECA

FAA incident reports · 303

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Incident 20250712009119IBellanca 7ECA · San Jose, CAOn a calm VFR day, the pilot was practicing patterns in a tailwheel aircraft on runway 13R at rhv, using a wheel landing technique, without lowering the tail to the ground. After 9 landings, 8 resulting in a touch and go, 1 resulting in a full stop, the pilot…Jul 12, 2025 · N9193L · Minor damageAccident 20240501004529ABellanca 7ECA · Watervliet, MIOn 5/1/2024 at approximately 1140 EDT, a Bellanca model 7ECA operating under 14 CFR part 91, experienced loss of control upon landing at Watervliet municipal airport (40C) located in Michigan. The loss of control resulted in substantial aircraft damage. The…May 1, 2024 · N8618V · Substantial damageAccident 20230909016999ABellanca 7ECA · El Cajone, CAPilot 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…Sep 9, 2023 · N57679 · Substantial damageAccident 20230831022729ABellanca 7ECA · Midlothian, TXOn 08/31/2023 the pilot operating aircraft stated he departed gpm-grand prairie municipal airport to jwy-Midlothian/midway airport. The flight was conducted under part 91 operating rules and ATIS weather information was received prior to departure. The PIC…Aug 31, 2023 · N11648 · Substantial damageAccident 20230828014159ABellanca 7ECA · Hopkinsville, KYOn August 28th at 12:15 CST one of two us army CH-47 a synopsis of the pilot's statement indicates while conducting right traffic patterns on runway 08 took off from mid field at khvc. [privacy data omitted] Taxied down taxiway alpha and entered runway 08 and…Aug 28, 2023 · N8679V · Substantial damageAccident 20221226018999ABellanca 7ECA · North Hampton, NHOn 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.…Dec 26, 2022 · N2895Z · Substantial damageIncident 20220129001059IBellanca 7ECA · Lakeville, MN2022-01-29-N88140-incident-went off the left side of runway 30 at Airlake (klvn). PIC recently obtained tail wheel endorsement (18.4 hours tailwheel time) lost control of aircraft on takeoff. The tailwheel started to lift of and bounce, the PIC failed to fly…Jan 29, 2022 · N88140 · Minor damageAccident 20211030020329ABellanca 7ECA · La Porte, TXN86612 was in the pattern at La Porte municipal airport when it crashed in a gas line right-of-way near the approach end of runway 30. The aircraft was severely damaged, but remained upright and largely intact, and the pilot was uninjured and was able to exit…Oct 30, 2021 · N86612 · Substantial damageIncident 20201110022009IBellanca 7ECA · Hayward, CASpoke with PIC, he reported he was attempting to land on runway 28L at hwd during his second solo flight. The aircraft bounced and he lost control departing right. No damage to aircraft. He has since received an additional 25 hours of instruction at the…Nov 10, 2020 · N5062G · No damageAccident 20200227004949ABellanca 7ECA · Athens, TXOn 02/27/2020 at 1700 local, a citabria, N2987Z, owned by ^phillip b. zimmerman^, while on a part 91 flight, during landing, attempted a go-around, during which the aircraft struck the tops of two trees, causing it to impact terrain. The pilot sustained minor…Feb 27, 2020 · N2987Z · DestroyedIncident 20190810013649IBellanca 7ECA · Marion, IALanding to the right of the pavement in grass area of runway 17. Student and instructor experienced a hard landing in which the aircraft bounced twice and struck two runway marker cones. During the attempted go-around the instructor could not maintain…Aug 10, 2019 · N53842 · Minor damageAccident 20190119000299ABellanca 7ECA · Chino, CAA pilot was returning to Chino Airport (kcno) from a local flight in his Bellanca 7ECA aircraft when he was cleared to land on runway 26R. Immediately upon touchdown, the airman noticed a right quartering tailwind which caused the nose of the aircraft to…Jan 19, 2019 · N11852 · Substantial damageAccident 20181005016689ABellanca 7ECA · Cleveland, TXThe accident occurred on a private grass strip 2 miles east of 6R3. The grass strip is aproximently 1/2 a mile long and is 30 feet wide. The pilot stated there was a cross wind from the right to left. The aircraft was on a landing roll out at aproximently 25…Oct 5, 2018 · N36268 · Substantial damageAccident 20180606007139ABellanca 7ECA · Fairbanks, AKWhile conducting steep bank turns (left, 50 deg. Bank angle) at approx. 2000FT. MSL. And 100 mph airspeed the windshield and skylight shattered and pilot headset ripped off. Pilot resumed straight and level attitude and proceeded to Pafa. While enroute pilot…Jun 6, 2018 · N8646V · Substantial damageAccident 20180603006969ABellanca 7ECA · Warsaw, KYWhile taking-off from a private, grass runway, the aircraft reached rotation speed, but would not lift off. The pilot continued to pull back on the elevator until the control stick hit the stop. It became apparent that the aircraft was not going to lift off…Jun 3, 2018 · N8698 · Substantial damageIncident 20180428004289IBellanca 7ECA · Chesterfield, MOOn April 28th, 2018 aircraft N8746V was landing at Spirit of saint Louis airport ksus on runway 08 right at approximately 09:28 local time. During the roll-out private pilot experienced wind from the north and was unable to make the necessary corrections to…Apr 28, 2018 · N8746V · Minor damageIncident 20160916015689IBellanca 7ECA · Palo Alto, CAPalo Alto, CA (pao): N5054B, CH7A, at 2141Z N5054B declared an emergency 1 mile off the departure end of RWY31. Training was in progress in lc, the lc instructor issued the winds, sent two a/c around on final, and cleared the a/c to land RWY31 or RWY13, their…Sep 16, 2016 · N5054B · No damageAccident 20160903014889ABellanca 7ECA · Moss Hill, TXThe liberty county dispatcher called with a report of an airplane crashing in the trinity river below the Texas highway 105 bridge. Witnesses at the scene stated there were no individuals seen exiting the aircraft. At the scene, a video taken of the accident…Sep 3, 2016 · N787MW · Destroyed · 2 fatalAccident 20160814014459ABellanca 7ECA · Lino Lakes, MNAircraft was departing on runway O2 at MN24. According to a video obtained of the first part of the takeoff roll, the aircraft tail did not appear to come off the ground in the first 1/4 to 1/2 of the runway distance. According to the pilot and passenger,…Aug 14, 2016 · N50437 · Substantial damageAccident 20160704013639ABellanca 7ECA · Oakridge, LAPilot landed on grass strip, approx. 2500 ft. pilot initiated a shortfield takeoff. When eng reached full RPM, pilot released breaks. Pilot then noticed a slight RPM drop, but rpms did go back to full. Pilots noticed he wasn't building as much airspeed as…Jul 4, 2016 · N87083 · Substantial damageAccident 20160423025209ABellanca 7ECA · Ramona, CAOn April 23, 2016 around 10:15 PDT Bellanca N8654V struck the ground nose first during the takeoff phase of flight at Ramona (rnm), California. Aircraft impacted the ground between taxiway A2 and A3, about 2700' from runway 27 departure end. Clear day, calm…Apr 23, 2016 · N8654V · Substantial damageAccident 20131215023639ABellanca 7ECA · San Jose, CADuring instructional flight on December 15, 2013, about 1045 pacific standard time a Bellanca 7ECA, N53893 struck a taxiway sign. In a statement from the CFI, during takeoff roll upon rotation the plane drifted to the right and as the instructor applied…Dec 15, 2013 · N53893 · Substantial damageIncident 20131003022609IBellanca 7ECA · San Jose, CAOn the morning of October 3, 2013, flight instructor [privacy data omitted](who works for aero dynamic aviation) and student pilot [privacy data omitted] took off in aircraft N990WY from Reid-Hillview Airport. This was [privacy data omitted] second supervised…Oct 3, 2013 · N990WY · No damageAccident 20130906016539ABellanca 7ECA · Delavan, WIThe pilot in command and sole occupant of N86856, a blanca 7 eca, had planned a VFR flight from Lake Lawn (C59) to kenosha (enw). The weather was VFR at the time of the accident. After beginning a takeoff roll on rwy 36 the pilot began to rotate. A large…Sep 6, 2013 · N86586 · Substantial damageIncident 20130615013609IBellanca 7ECA · Mckinney, TXOn return to tki after brief instructional flight, aircraft engine began running rough. Pilot made precautionary landing in field about 1.5 miles se of airportJun 15, 2013 · N41683 · Minor damageAccident 20130531009689ABellanca 7ECA · San Martin, CAOn may 31, 2013, at approximately 0955 pacific time, a Bellanca 7ECA (citabria) model aircraft, N5032G, sustained substantial damage following the loss of control during landing rollout at south county airport (E16) of Santa clara county, San Martin,…May 31, 2013 · N5032G · Substantial damageAccident 20130316005219ABellanca 7ECA · Sonoma, CAStudent pilot was on first solo flight. Succesfully completed 1 traffic pattern and landing, on the second traffic pattern, aircraft was high on final, stuent pilot slipped the aircraft to lose altitude, touchdown occured half way down the runway (2480 x 40…Mar 16, 2013 · N8564V · Substantial damageAccident 20130218002339ABellanca 7ECA · Santa Paula, CAN50380, Bellanca, landed on runway 4, in szp and then turned left and rolled. The two outermost ribs on the left wing were cracked. The left wing tip scraped over a parked boat. The right wing tip went over a wooden shack and was damaged. The right wing rear…Feb 18, 2013 · N50380 · Substantial damageAccident 20121207027909ABellanca 7ECA · Tehachapi, CAOn 12/07/12, aircraft departed santa paula airport (szp) enroute to Tehachapi airport (tsp). Pilot flew into fog during approach to Tehachapi (tsp). Aircraft impacted the ground 1.5 miles east of the airport in a plowed field. Aircraft sustained substantial…Dec 7, 2012 · N8595V · Substantial damageAccident 20121104025949ABellanca 7ECA · Kenai, AKAfter take off from Kenai, Alaska (ena), leveled off at 900 feet to pattern, engine stopped (not seized). Actuated carb heat, rotated fuel tank selector on/off, no help. Kenai tower notified of engine failure. Pilot made a power off landing approximateley 1/2…Nov 4, 2012 · N31281 · Substantial damageIncident 20100425033299IBellanca 7ECA · Hollister, CADuring the take off gound run on runway 31 following a touch-and-go landing, the pilot lost directional control. During an abrupt correction to the right, the left main gear strut fractured and separated from the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest on an…Apr 25, 2010 · N53893 · Minor damageAccident 20100207027311ABellanca 7ECA · Canon, GAN1075E on ramp preparing to taxi. N2354K hand prop started, jumped chocks and struck N1075E on the left wing.Feb 7, 2010 · N1075E · Substantial damageIncident 20070701013889IBbavia 7ECA · Cedartown, GA(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] encountered a strong crosswind on landing after touchdown. He had made a wheel landing and was at about 30 knots when the aircraft was blown sideways and rotated to the left. The right tire received sufficient side…Jul 1, 2007 · N913JK · Minor damageIncident 20070424005629IBbavia 7ECA(-23) On April 24, 2007 at approximately 1045 a Bellanca 7ECA aircraft made a hard landing at clute hilltop airport, a Private airstrip 5 miles east of rutherfordton, NC. The flight instructor was given instruction to a Private pilot when the hard landing…Apr 24, 2007 · N5049G · Substantial damageAccident 20070325004569ABbavia 7ECA · Wawayanda, NY(-23) While giving dual instruction to a student pilot on spin entry and recovery at approximately 0930L over the union fields, in Wawayanda, new york 110973/41'19N.825/74'28.681 w/ upon recovery from a spin attempted to apply engine power, engine stopped…Mar 25, 2007 · N53874 · Substantial damageAccident 20070317832509ABlanca 7ECA · Calhoun City, MSPilot lost directional control on take off. Aircraft struck a fallen tree with the right wing and spun around.Mar 17, 2007 · N90923 · Substantial damageAccident 20061027026859ABbavia 7ECA · Minneapolis, MN(-23) While on final approach for runway 28R, tower reported wind 210/15, set up for a wheel landing. Encountered a slight bounce, when wheels touched down again aircraft swerved to the left towards edge of runway. Did not feel attempting a go-around at that…Oct 27, 2006 · N57410 · Substantial damageIncident 20061018024449IBbavia 7ECA · Palo Alto, CA(-23) Student pilot ground looped airplane on landing.Oct 18, 2006 · N5054B · Substantial damageAccident 20060529012649ABbavia 7ECA · Brownsboro, AL(-23) The pilot stated that he departed gadsden airport at 12:00 CST and flew north east over the scenic nocalula water falls of gadsden Alabama, then turned south to fly down the coosa river. The airplane descended along the center of the rivers course when…May 29, 2006 · N99NR · Substantial damageIncident 20060324009739IBbavia 7ECA · Cumberland, WI(-23) During crosswind landing, aircraft prop struck snow bank. Minor damage to prop.Mar 24, 2006 · N8629V · Minor damageAccident 20060127007569ABbavia 7ECA · Pontiac, MI(-23) During approach to runway 9L the aircraft stalled striking the ground about 100 yards short of the runway. Prior to the accident witnesses stated the aircraft was doing non standard turns and approaches.Jan 27, 2006 · N55CW · Destroyed · 2 fatalAccident 20051026025819ABbavia 7ECA · Cuba, MO(-23) While attempting to land runway 36 at the Cuba airport, the aircraft touched down in the first quarter of the runway. Initial landing segment was relatively smooth. At just past midway on the runway during rollout as the aircraft decelerated with no use…Oct 26, 2005 · N5065N · Substantial damageAccident 20050901027229ABbavia 7ECA · Camarillo, CA(-23) On 09/01/2005, 1030 pacific time, aircraft was being operated by the owner/pilot for the purposes of "fish spotting" off the southern California coast. Pilot experienced a loss of engine power. Engine oil temperature increased until pilot heard a loud…Sep 1, 2005 · N2686Z · DestroyedAccident 20050830026389ABbavia 7ECA · San Jose, CA(-23) During an attempted touch and go landing at Reid Hillview airport runway 31R, citabria N53893 piloted by [privacy data omitted] drifted to the right into the infield between the parallel runways. The pilot [privacy data omitted] elected to go-around…Aug 30, 2005 · N53893 · Substantial damageAccident 20050820017699ABbavia 7ECA · Freeport, FL(-23) At 1645 on August 20, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] attempted to take off in N90914, from joe duggar field, a private field near Freeport, Florida with one passenger. Shortly after takeoff from the grass strip (320 heading) witnesses said the…Aug 20, 2005 · N90914 · Destroyed · 2 fatalAccident 20041030028049ABbavia 7ECA · Summerville, SC(-23) October 30 at approximately 1710L N57388 departed Summerville Airport on runway 24 on a FAR part 91 flight. After takeoff on climb out witnesses stated that the aircraft lost power at about 500 then the aircraft made a steep left back and attempted to…Oct 30, 2004 · N57388 · Substantial damage · 2 fatalAccident 20041009026099ABbavia 7ECA · Hearne, TX(-23) Pilot stated he taxied aircraft downwind after landing, with right quartering tailwind, at high speed with tail wheel off ground. Aircraft exited left side of runway striking hay bale and stopping upside down on FAR side of hay bale.Oct 9, 2004 · N5529K · Substantial damageAccident 20040822021841ABbavia 7ECA · Malibu, CA(-23) On August 22, 2004, about 1729 pacific daylight time, a Bellanca citabria 7ECA, N53879, collided in midair with a pollard & huntley thorp T-18, N7818T, near Malibu, California. The citabria and thorp were operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part…Aug 22, 2004 · N53879 · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 20040704013659IBbavia 7ECA · Beaufort, SC(-23) PIC reported that while making an off airport soft field landing the nose tire came in contact with wet sand while slowing to a stop causing the aircraft to slowly flip nose to tail causing minor damage.Jul 4, 2004 · N5053G · Minor damageAccident 20040703012189ABbavia 7ECA · North Creek, NY(-23) On July 3rd, 2004 pilot richard f. case jr. departed johnstown fulton co. (NY0) airport with his wife for a short flight to bennett field, North Creek, NY (0NY0). On landing to the northwest grass runway the pilot lost control of the aircraft and was…Jul 3, 2004 · N57430 · Substantial damage
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