Bellanca 7ECA N5026K
15 July 1996 · Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1996 at about 17:00 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N5026K was involved in an accident near Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Belle Plaine (7Y7)
- Coordinates
- 44.6206, -93.7607
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Registration
- N5026K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Paul → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI96LA242
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudgment of the distance and speed during the landing, and his delay in initiating a go-around. Factors relating to the accident were: the tall grass and ravine at the end of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was on downwind for landing on runway 35, when he noticed a two to three story house 'just off the end of the runway.' He shortened his downwind leg which 'caused a fairly high initial final approach.... This required a slip to the runway. Since excessive airspeed was built up, the aircraft continued to float.' He decided to go-around and applied full power; however, the landing gear impacted tall grass at the departure end of the runway, then a ravine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1996 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Hinckley, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Sep 1996 | Bellanca 7ECA | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1996 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1996 | Bellanca 7KCAB | South Wales, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1996 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Los Alamitos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1996 | Bellanca 7ECA | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Hanscom AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Medford, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1996 | Cessna 188 | Walnut Grove, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1996 | Cessna 172F | Saint Clair, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1996 | Taylorcraft 19 | Shakopee, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1996 | Cessna 180 | Duxbury, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1996 | Cessna A188B | Aitkin, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |