# NTSB SEA75AS030: Bellanca 7KCAB, Hillsboro, OR, February 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: February 5, 1975
- Place: Hillsboro, OR · HILLSBORO, OR
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, July 18, 1975
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS030

## NTSB brief

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1421   75/2/5  NR.HILLSBORO,OR       BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  1  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 832
        TIME - 1500                    N5250X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HILLSBORO,OR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- R WING SEPARATED.CO-PLT EVACUATED THRU WINDSHIELD OPENING,R DOOR STUCK.
```

## Sequence of events

- Maneuvering-aerobatics

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5250X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5250X-1975-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19750205018149A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750205018149A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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