FTW82DRA06

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7ECA · Arcola, TX · October 28, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 28, 1981
Place
Arcola, TX · ARCOLA, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1174EBellanca 7ECA
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811028070739A
Case key
123367

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2574  81/10/28 NR.ARCOLA,TX          BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 300
        TIME - 1730                    N1174E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 222 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ARCOLA,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N1174E
Reported as
Bellanca 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.