# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7ECA, MI

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN24LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA176.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Watervliet, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 1, 2024 · N8618V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing roll on a soft turf runway.
- [NTSB CHI06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA073.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Pontiac, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 2006 · N55CW · Destroyed
  > The excessive bank angle executed by the flight crew and their failure to maintain airspeed during the turn, which led to the inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with the ground. A factor was the low altitude.
- [NTSB CHI96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA055.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Mason, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1995 · N990WY · Substantial damage
  > the improper application of the throttle by the pilot resulting in a delayed engine response, and the improper decision by the pilot to make a long fast touchdown requiring the need to take off under powerlines.
- [NTSB CHI88FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA188.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Flushing, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1988 · N2956Z · Destroyed
  > Pilot's physical incapacitation due to a coronary seizure, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control, and a stall/spin into the ground.
- [NTSB CHI83LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA307.md): Bellanca Citabria 7ECA · Leslie, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1983 · N11675 · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed hard and bounced. The acft drifted left off the rwy and nosed over in a plowed area. The landing was on rwy 18 and the wind was from 270 degrees at 8 KTS. The student pilot said he needed more dual time in crosswind landings. He had 11 hours…
- [NTSB CHI80FET19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET19.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Berrien Sprgs, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 2, 1980 · N2737Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC34.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Owossow, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 23, 1979 · N5529K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI74DEM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM37.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Holland, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 26, 1974 · N36381 · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220460'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220460&state=MI

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