Bellanca 7ECA N53801
24 April 1982 · Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 April 1982 at about 17:20 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N53801, operated by Wings Inc., was involved in an accident near Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Maple Lake (Y33)
- Coordinates
- 44.9694, -93.2798
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Registration
- N53801
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wings Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anoka → Maple Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA136
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING IN STRONG CROSSWIND CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS TO 22 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT CURRENTLY PROFICIENT IN CROSSWIND LANDING, SHOULD HAVE GONE ELSEWHERE TO LAND BUT HAD FRIENDS WAITING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1982 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Coltsneck, New Jersey, United States | Warren Weinstein | Minor injuries | - |
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| 4 Feb 1982 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Burns, Oregon, United States | Joseph L. Holdmann | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Nov 1982 | Bellanca 7ECA | Erie, Colorado, United States | Robert Methven | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1982 | Quickie | Red Wing, Minnesota, United States | Harry W. Daymond | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1982 | Cessna 150L | Red Wing, Minnesota, United States | Seifert Skyways | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | Dwire Bros. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lakerville, Minnesota, United States | Gervase J. Wagner | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1982 | Bell 47G-4A | Near Brooten, Minnesota, United States | Bonanza Valley Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22 | Houston, Minnesota, United States | Rolf E. Iverson Ltd. | No injuries | - |