- Date
- March 29, 1978
- Place
- Delphos, OH · DELPHOS, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7622SBellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780329007999A
- Case key
- 147552
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0927 78/3/29 DELPHOS,OH BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 144 TIME - 2035 N7622S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELPHOS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTON,OH DAYTON,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT REMARKS- AIRPORT CLOSED, NO NOTAM OR ADVISORY ISSUED.NIGHT LANDING ON SOD STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7622S
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Delphos
N7622SRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2001 · Bellanca 7ECAAirframe modelBellanca 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7622S · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL93FA030Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPike Road, ALThe failure of the pilot in command to maintain airspeed during the initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground. Factors were the inadequate preflight planning and preparation of the pilot in command in that he operated…NTSB CHI79DEG16Accident · No injuriesClosedMoraine, OHNTSB CHI79DEG09Accident · No injuriesClosedBrookville, OH