# NTSB DEN75FTE66: Bellanca 7ECA, N57398, Ft Collins, CO, May 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1975
- Place: Ft Collins, CO · FT COLLINS, CO
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTE66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1138  75/5/11    FT COLLINS,CO       BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 190
        TIME - 1430                    N57398              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT COLLINS ARPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOULDER,CO                  FT COLLINS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD HI SPEED TURN OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57398](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57398-1988-06-03), registration cancelled 1988-06-03, S/N 93973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ECA
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Collins Arpk

## 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 19750511011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511011569A), May 11, 1975: Blanca 7ECA, Ft Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Attmptd hi speed turn off rwy.

## Other investigations on N57398 (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 MIA74DLA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA05), Aug 6, 1973: Bellanca 7ECA (N57398), Tallahassee, FL, 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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