# NTSB IAD74FID37: Bellanca 7ECA, N8644, Gloucester, VA, May 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1974
- Place: Gloucester, VA · GLOUCESTER, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 76.5255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gloucester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-76.5255&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 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1278   74/5/2    GLOUCESTER,VA       BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N8644               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLOUCESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLOUCESTER,VA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 2ND SOLO FLT.ACFT STRUCK GND HARD ON L MAIN GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8644](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8644), registered now, S/N 918-73, built 1973 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gloucester

## 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 19740502010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740502010039A), May 2, 1974: Blanca 7ECA, Gloucester, VA, Substantial damage. 2Nd solo flt. Acft struck gnd hard on l main gr.

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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