# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7KCAB: Loss of control - on ground/water 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 LAX06CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA215.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Carlsbad, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 26, 2006 · N1098E · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during the aborted landing, which resulted in a collision with a tree. - [NTSB LAX06CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA086.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Fallbrook, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 9, 2006 · N36382 · Substantial damage > the student pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control. - [NTSB ATL05CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA123.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Shorter, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2005 · N1029E · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in the collapse of the left main landing gear. - [NTSB MIA02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA055.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Milton, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 2002 · N41686 · Substantial damage > The inability of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane resulting in a ground loop. A finding in the investigation was a loose left rudder flight control cable. - [NTSB MIA99LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA074.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Crystal River, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1999 · N68573 · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff and his failure to abort the takeoff after directional control was lost. - [NTSB LAX96LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA176.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1996 · N333JS · Substantial damage > failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for gusting crosswind conditions and to maintain directional control. A factor in the accident was unattended construction equipment parked in close proximity to the runway edge. - [NTSB LAX95LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA156.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1995 · N333JS · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the prevailing wind conditions which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. The crosswind and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft are factors in this accident. - [NTSB BFO93LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA083.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Shirley, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 1993 · N8612V · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a ground swerve, and his failure to maintain sufficient clearance and or altitude from the trees. The proximity of trees was a related factor. - [NTSB LAX92LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA320.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1992 · N88212 · Substantial damage > The loss of directional control due to the students excessive use of the rudder controls, and, the instructors inadequate supervision of the flight. - [NTSB DEN92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA019.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Aurora, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1991 · N53883 · Substantial damage > The pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor was: improper supervision by the flight instructor. - [NTSB LAX91LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA354.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Monterey, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1991 · N31279 · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. - [NTSB ATL90LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA015.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Florence, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1989 · N57470 · Substantial damage > The worn steering system. - [NTSB LAX89LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA065.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1988 · N36627 · Substantial damage > The pilot lost control during the landing roll and collided with a fence. He reported that he was completing his landing roll on runway 25L, when the aircraft was blown sideways by a gust of wind. He stated that he then applied power to avoid a ground loop.… - [NTSB LAX87LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA011.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Yuma, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1986 · N8727V · Substantial damage > A Bellanca 7KCAB lost control and veered off rwy 16. The CFI indicated that the aircraft veered right during landing roll. The student pilot applied left pedal and the aircraft swung left and ground looped. The aircraft dropped off the rwy shoulder, breaking… - [NTSB LAX86LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA337.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Poston, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1986 · N68573 · Substantial damage > At the end of a local practice flight the plt overflew the rwy and observed the wind sock. She noted the speed and direction to be 5 KTS from the north and elected to land downwind for easy access to the fuel tanks located on the south end. On touchdown, the… - [NTSB LAX84LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA006.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Fremont, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1983 · N88314 · Substantial damage > The acft groundlooped during landing after an aerial glider tow. The plt reported that he had performed 23 glider tows that day and he may have become fatigued. He was accustumed to making a low level turn to a short final from a base leg at 100 ft AGL. This… - [NTSB NYC82DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA033.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Marthas Vineyard, MA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 7, 1982 · N41694 · Substantial damage > After arriving at the destination, the pilot landed on runway 24. The wind was from 330 degrees gusting to 20 KTS. During the landing roll-out, the aircraft ground looped when a crosswind gust was encountered. The plane ran off the runway into a rough grassy… ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220701') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220701&occurrence=260 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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