# FAA incident reports: Bellanca 7ECA A list on [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. Page 1 of 7 · 303 reports - [Incident 20250712009119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250712009119I.md): Bellanca 7ECA · San Jose, CA · Jul 12, 2025 · N9193L · Minor damage > On 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… - [Accident 20240501004529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240501004529A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Watervliet, MI · May 1, 2024 · N8618V · Substantial damage > On 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… - [Accident 20230909016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230909016999A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · El Cajone, CA · Sep 9, 2023 · N57679 · Substantial damage > 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… - [Accident 20230831022729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230831022729A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Midlothian, TX · Aug 31, 2023 · N11648 · Substantial damage > On 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… - [Accident 20230828014159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230828014159A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Hopkinsville, KY · Aug 28, 2023 · N8679V · Substantial damage > On 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… - [Accident 20221226018999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221226018999A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · North Hampton, NH · Dec 26, 2022 · N2895Z · Substantial damage > 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.… - [Incident 20220129001059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220129001059I.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Lakeville, MN · Jan 29, 2022 · N88140 · Minor damage > 2022-01-29-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… - [Accident 20211030020329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211030020329A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · La Porte, TX · Oct 30, 2021 · N86612 · Substantial damage > N86612 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… - [Incident 20201110022009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201110022009I.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Hayward, CA · Nov 10, 2020 · N5062G · No damage > Spoke 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… - [Accident 20200227004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200227004949A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Athens, TX · Feb 27, 2020 · N2987Z · Destroyed > On 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… - [Incident 20190810013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190810013649I.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Marion, IA · Aug 10, 2019 · N53842 · Minor damage > Landing 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… - [Accident 20190119000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190119000299A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Chino, CA · Jan 19, 2019 · N11852 · Substantial damage > A 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… - [Accident 20181005016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181005016689A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Cleveland, TX · Oct 5, 2018 · N36268 · Substantial damage > The 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… - [Accident 20180606007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180606007139A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Fairbanks, AK · Jun 6, 2018 · N8646V · Substantial damage > While 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… - [Accident 20180603006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180603006969A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Warsaw, KY · Jun 3, 2018 · N8698 · Substantial damage > While 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… - [Incident 20180428004289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180428004289I.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Chesterfield, MO · Apr 28, 2018 · N8746V · Minor damage > On 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… - [Incident 20160916015689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160916015689I.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Palo Alto, CA · Sep 16, 2016 · N5054B · No damage > Palo 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… - [Accident 20160903014889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160903014889A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Moss Hill, TX · Sep 3, 2016 · N787MW · Destroyed · 2 fatal > The 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… - [Accident 20160814014459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160814014459A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Lino Lakes, MN · Aug 14, 2016 · N50437 · Substantial damage > Aircraft 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,… - [Accident 20160704013639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160704013639A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Oakridge, LA · Jul 4, 2016 · N87083 · Substantial damage > Pilot 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… - [Accident 20160423025209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160423025209A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Ramona, CA · Apr 23, 2016 · N8654V · Substantial damage > On 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… - [Accident 20131215023639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131215023639A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · San Jose, CA · Dec 15, 2013 · N53893 · Substantial damage > During 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… - [Incident 20131003022609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131003022609I.md): Bellanca 7ECA · San Jose, CA · Oct 3, 2013 · N990WY · No damage > On 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… - [Accident 20130906016539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130906016539A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Delavan, WI · Sep 6, 2013 · N86586 · Substantial damage > The 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… - [Incident 20130615013609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130615013609I.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Mckinney, TX · Jun 15, 2013 · N41683 · Minor damage > On return to tki after brief instructional flight, aircraft engine began running rough. Pilot made precautionary landing in field about 1.5 miles se of airport - [Accident 20130531009689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130531009689A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · San Martin, CA · May 31, 2013 · N5032G · Substantial damage > On 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,… - [Accident 20130316005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130316005219A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Sonoma, CA · Mar 16, 2013 · N8564V · Substantial damage > Student 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… - [Accident 20130218002339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130218002339A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Santa Paula, CA · Feb 18, 2013 · N50380 · Substantial damage > N50380, 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… - [Accident 20121207027909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121207027909A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Tehachapi, CA · Dec 7, 2012 · N8595V · Substantial damage > On 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… - [Accident 20121104025949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121104025949A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Kenai, AK · Nov 4, 2012 · N31281 · Substantial damage > After 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… - [Incident 20100425033299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100425033299I.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Hollister, CA · Apr 25, 2010 · N53893 · Minor damage > During 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… - [Accident 20100207027311A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100207027311A.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Canon, GA · Feb 7, 2010 · N1075E · Substantial damage > N1075E on ramp preparing to taxi. N2354K hand prop started, jumped chocks and struck N1075E on the left wing. - [Incident 20070701013889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070701013889I.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Cedartown, GA · Jul 1, 2007 · N913JK · Minor damage > (-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… - [Incident 20070424005629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070424005629I.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Apr 24, 2007 · N5049G · Substantial damage > (-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… - [Accident 20070325004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070325004569A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Wawayanda, NY · Mar 25, 2007 · N53874 · Substantial damage > (-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… - [Accident 20070317832509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070317832509A.md): Blanca 7ECA · Calhoun City, MS · Mar 17, 2007 · N90923 · Substantial damage > Pilot lost directional control on take off. Aircraft struck a fallen tree with the right wing and spun around. - [Accident 20061027026859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061027026859A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Minneapolis, MN · Oct 27, 2006 · N57410 · Substantial damage > (-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… - [Incident 20061018024449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061018024449I.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Palo Alto, CA · Oct 18, 2006 · N5054B · Substantial damage > (-23) Student pilot ground looped airplane on landing. - [Accident 20060529012649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060529012649A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Brownsboro, AL · May 29, 2006 · N99NR · Substantial damage > (-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… - [Incident 20060324009739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060324009739I.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Cumberland, WI · Mar 24, 2006 · N8629V · Minor damage > (-23) During crosswind landing, aircraft prop struck snow bank. Minor damage to prop. - [Accident 20060127007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060127007569A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Pontiac, MI · Jan 27, 2006 · N55CW · Destroyed · 2 fatal > (-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. - [Accident 20051026025819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051026025819A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Cuba, MO · Oct 26, 2005 · N5065N · Substantial damage > (-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… - [Accident 20050901027229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050901027229A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Camarillo, CA · Sep 1, 2005 · N2686Z · Destroyed > (-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… - [Accident 20050830026389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050830026389A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · San Jose, CA · Aug 30, 2005 · N53893 · Substantial damage > (-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… - [Accident 20050820017699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820017699A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Freeport, FL · Aug 20, 2005 · N90914 · Destroyed · 2 fatal > (-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… - [Accident 20041030028049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041030028049A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Summerville, SC · Oct 30, 2004 · N57388 · Substantial damage · 2 fatal > (-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… - [Accident 20041009026099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041009026099A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Hearne, TX · Oct 9, 2004 · N5529K · Substantial damage > (-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. - [Accident 20040822021841A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040822021841A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Malibu, CA · Aug 22, 2004 · N53879 · Destroyed · 1 fatal > (-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… - [Incident 20040704013659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704013659I.md): Bbavia 7ECA · Beaufort, SC · Jul 4, 2004 · N5053G · Minor damage > (-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. - [Accident 20040703012189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040703012189A.md): Bbavia 7ECA · North Creek, NY · Jul 3, 2004 · N57430 · Substantial damage > (-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… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca/incidents.md?page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('1220460') ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca/incidents --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.