# NTSB CHI81DEP07: Bellanca 7ECA, N1195E, Neenah, WI, October 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1981
- Place: Neenah, WI · NEENAH, WI
- Location: 44.1646° N, 88.4800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Neenah, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1646&lon=-88.4800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2813  81/10/27   NEENAH,WI           BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1115
        TIME - 1630                    N1195E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY AIRWAYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW HOLSTEIN,WI             NEENAH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RAN INTO SOFT/MUDDY AREA ON TURF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1195E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1195E-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 1218-77, built 1977 (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: Valley Airways

## 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 19811027069619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811027069619A), Oct 27, 1981: Bbavia 7ECA, Neenah, WI, Substantial damage. During wheel landing, aircraft hit soft spot in runway causing aircraft to flip inverted.

## Other investigations on N1195E (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 CHI00FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA165), Jun 18, 2000: Bellanca 7ECA (N1195E), Westfield, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decison to maneuver back to the departure airport following the loss of engine power on initial climb, the pilot's loss of aircraft control and the pilot's inadequate…

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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