# NTSB ATL85LA114: Bellanca 7KCAB, N53726, Charleston, WV, March 11, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 10, 1985, 19:03 local (Mar 11, 1985, 00:03 UTC)
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Location: 38.3760° N, 81.5929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST VIRGINIA INTL YEAGER (CRW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3760&lon=-81.5929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA114
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6757/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA114

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - planned approach - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT LANDED LONG ON THE RWY & AT EXCESSIVE SPEED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ACFT SHE APPLIED BRAKES & THE ACFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53726](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53726), registered now, S/N 532-75, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (registry code 41500, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 532-75
- Airframe hours: 577
- Engines: LYCOMING AEIO-320-E2B 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Haleco Aviation Co.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 2, 1984, 80 hours before
- Airport: CRW, Kanawha, runway 15, 4,750 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 678 total, 6 in this make and model, 425 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 140° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRW, 1 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850310007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310007969A), Mar 10, 1985: Bbavia 7KCAB, Charleston, WV, Substantial damage. Landed fast and long after straight in approach at night. Pilot applied brakes and aircraft flipped over.

## Other investigations on N53726 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC77FER20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER20), Feb 19, 1977: Bellanca 7KCAB (N53726), Pine City, MN, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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