# NTSB LAX84LA120: Bellanca 7ECA, N90973, Murrieta, CA, December 29, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 29, 1983, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Murrieta, CA
- Location: 33.5539° N, 117.2139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murrieta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5539&lon=-117.2139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA120
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24129/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA120

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in kind of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT SPEED ON FINAL WAS 80 MPH WHICH IS FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 900 FT DOWN THE 2682 FT RWY. THE LANDING WAS ON RWY 15 AND THE WIND WAS FROM 045 DEGREES AT 4 KTS. THE PLT INCREASED BRAKING TO TRY TO STOP AND THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY TO THE RIGHT NEAR THE DEPARTURE END. THE ACFT CAME TO REST WITHIN ABOUT 150 FT OF THE ARPT BOUNDARY. THE PLT HAD ABOUT 30 HRS IN TAILWHEEL TYPE ACFT AND HAD RECEIVED A CHECKOUT IN THE SUBJECT ACFT TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90973](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90973), registered now, S/N 902-73, 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
- Serial number: 902-73
- Airframe hours: 1535
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C1 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Michael Dewey Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner: Frank J. Priest
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, December 23, 1983, 17 hours before
- Departed: SZP, SANT PAULA, CA
- Airport: L86, Thompson, runway 15, 2,682 × 40 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 271 total, 6 in this make and model, 187 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 45° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19831229064939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831229064939A), Dec 29, 1983: Bbavia 7ECA, Murrieta, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on the landing roll. Veered off the runway into a plowed field and overturned.

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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