# NTSB FTW74DQG25: Bellanca 7ECA, N11665, Panhandle, TX, October 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1973
- Place: Panhandle, TX · PANHANDLE, TX
- Location: 35.3463° N, 101.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panhandle, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3463&lon=-101.3805&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, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DQG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3116  73/10/23   PANHANDLE,TEX       BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N11665              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAMPS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANHANDLE,TEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 4TH SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11665](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11665-1975-04-23), registration cancelled 1975-04-23, S/N 844-72 (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: Stamps

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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