# NTSB CHI81DEG14: Bellanca 7ECA, N53969, Harrison, OH, July 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1981
- Place: Harrison, OH · HARRISON, OH
- Location: 39.2566° N, 84.7862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrison, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2566&lon=-84.7862&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1336  81/7/12  NR.HARRISON,OH        BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1220                    N53969              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRISON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OH                  HARRISON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- STRUCK LOW SHRUBS AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N53969 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ECA
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harrison

## 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 19810712041489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712041489A), Jul 12, 1981: Bbavia 7ECA, Harrison, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot delayed in making go-around and aircraft hit shrubs and crashed off end of runway.

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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