# NTSB CHI79DEG09: Bellanca 7ECA, N7622S, Brookville, OH, February 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1979
- Place: Brookville, OH · BROOKVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.8394° N, 84.4162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8394&lon=-84.4162&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0151   79/2/5    BROOKVILLE,OH       BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 126
        TIME - 1625                    N7622S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORAINE,OH                  BROOKVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7622S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7622S-2001-10-29), registration cancelled 2001-10-29, S/N 1142-76, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ECA
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brookville

## 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 19790205002309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790205002309A), Feb 5, 1979: Blanca 7ECA, Brooksville, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control on landing roll, struck a snowbank and overturned.

## Other investigations on N7622S (3)

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 ATL93FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA030), Nov 30, 1992: Bellanca 7ECA (N7622S), Pike Road, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE 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…
- [NTSB CHI79DEG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEG16), Jun 11, 1979: Bellanca 7ECA (N7622S), Moraine, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK11), Mar 29, 1978: Bellanca 7ECA (N7622S), Delphos, OH, 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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