# NTSB SEA78FYM53: Bellanca 7ECA, N4183Y, Hillsboro, OR, September 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1978
- Place: Hillsboro, OR · HILLSBORO, OR
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5253&lon=-122.9364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYM53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3105  78/9/30    HILLSBORO,OR        BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N4183Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 38, 3789 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OREGON ROSE'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,OR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- 16 INCH DIRT BANK ACROSS RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4183Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4183Y-2018-01-19), registration cancelled 2018-01-19, S/N 1189-77, built 1977 (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: Oregon Rose'S

## 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 19780930033079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930033079A), Sep 30, 1978: Blanca 14193, Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. 16 Inch dirt bank across rwy.

## Other investigations on N4183Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC87LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA151), Sep 5, 1987: Champion 7ECA (N4183Y), Salcha, AK, substantial damage

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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