# NTSB SEA86LA222: Bellanca 7ECA, N4151Y, Sandpoint, ID, August 24, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 24, 1986, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Coordinates: 48.340435, -116.449218 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3404&lon=-116.4492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA86LA222
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40484/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA222

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND A GROUND LOOP RESULTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4151Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4151Y), registered now, S/N 1181-77, built 1976 (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: 1181-77
- Airframe hours: 1930
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-CI 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Richard C. Cooper
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: S61, ATOL, ID
- Destination: S86, SANDPOINT, ID
- Airport: S86, Sandpoint Arpt, runway 19, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 123 total, 30 in this make and model, 68 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## 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 19860824075619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860824075619A), Aug 24, 1986: Bbavia 7ECA, Sandpoint, ID, Substantial damage. The pilot lost directional control during landing and ground looped the aircraft.

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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