# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7ECA, 1997

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 LAX98FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA009.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Tracy, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 1997 · N11860 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's low operating altitude and his failure to maintain appropriate clearance during low level maneuvering flight. Contributing factors were transmission wires and the physical impairment that resulted from the effects of the over-the-counter…
- [NTSB ANC97LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA123.md): Champion 7ECA · Kaktovik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1997 · N5507H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. A factor related to the accident was the rocky terrain.
- [NTSB NYC97LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA157.md): Champion 7ECA · Easton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1997 · N4178Y · Substantial damage
  > an inadequate weld repair, which resulted in insufficient structural strength of the left main gear.
- [NTSB MIA97LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA205.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Mooresville, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1997 · N7636S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on landing resulting in a go-around, and a subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1997
  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&year=1997

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