ERA26LA335

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7ECA · Troy, OH · September 10, 2026

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
September 9, 2026, 21:22 local (Sep 10, 2026, 01:22 UTC)
Place
Troy, OH · See Accident Description
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5065KBellanca 7ECA
Defining event
Landing: Unknown or undetermined
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Parties
FAA/FSDO
Case key
203776

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N5065K
Reported as
Bellanca 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1329-80
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Hahn Troy J
Registered owner
Hahn Troy J
Airport
OH71 · Troy Skypark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night
Wind
280° at 12 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
3,800 ft broken
Temperature
79 °F, dew point 70 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
DAY, 6 nm away
METAR
SPECI KDAY 100126Z 28012KT 10SM SCT030 BKN038 BKN049 OVC130 26/21 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 29026/0110 TSE24 TS MOV SE CONS LTGICCG DSNT SE-S T02610211 $