# NTSB DEN79IA062: Bellanca 7ECA, N2888Z, Peyton, CO, August 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1979
- Place: Peyton, CO · PEYTON, CO
- Location: 39.0330° N, 104.4904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peyton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0330&lon=-104.4904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79IA062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79IA062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0030  79/8/19  NR.PEYTON,CO          BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2888Z              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             42, 12500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PEYTON,CO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        REMARKS- REAR COCKPIT RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL BROKE FREE FROM CONTROL MECHANISM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2888Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2888Z), registered now, S/N 1270-78, built 1978 (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: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19790819032279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819032279I), Aug 19, 1979: Blanca 7ECA, Peyton, CO. Rudder pedal in rear cockpit broke loose during aileron roll. Lack of weld penetration at joint of two parts.

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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