# NTSB LAX80FA141: Bellanca 7ECA, N88254, Lake Mathews, CA, September 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1980
- Place: Lake Mathews, CA · LAKE MATHEWS, CA
- Location: 33.8250° N, 117.3683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Mathews, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8250&lon=-117.3683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3284  80/9/21    LAKE MATHEWS,CA     BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 354
        TIME - 1518                    N88254              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORONA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88254](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88254-1983-03-15), registration cancelled 1983-03-15, S/N 1046-74 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19800921042389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921042389A), Sep 21, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA, Corona, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Buzzed lake area. Stalled airplane during pull-up from low pass. Near vertical dive to ground impact.

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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