Bellanca 7ECA N2980F

Summary

On 27 May 1984 at about 00:51 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N2980F, operated by Rollings Hill Aviation, was involved in an accident near King City, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 May 1984 at 00:51

Classification

Accident

Location

King City, California, United States

Nearest airport

Mesa del Ray (KIC)

Coordinates

36.1996, -120.9404

Aircraft

Bellanca 7ECA

Registration

N2980F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rollings Hill Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Los Banos

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA316

2 people had minor injuries.

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 ACFT RIGHT WING DRAGGED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF; THE ACFT CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A TRACTOR. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE BEGAN A TURN AT 500 FT AGL AND THE ACFT ENTERED AN ACCELERATED STALL. A PASSENGER REPORTED THATTHE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AT 60-70 MPH AND AT 30-40 FT AGL THE PLT BEGAN A RIGHT CLIMBING TURN. THE PLT SAID HE WAS GOING100 MPH AND THE PREVAILING WINDS TURNED THE ACFT TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSED THE WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.