Bellanca 7ECA N90923
19 March 2007 · Calhoun City, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 March 2007 at about 17:00 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N90923, operated by James E. Wade, was involved in an accident near Calhoun City, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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
- Calhoun City, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wade Field Airport (MS76)
- Coordinates
- 33.7703, -89.2389
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Registration
- N90923
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James E. Wade
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Calhoun City → Calhoun City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA112
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fallen tree located off the right side of the runway during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was departing a 50-foot wide turf runway which was oriented north and south. A fallen tree was lying on the right "outer edge" of the runway, but the pilot believed he "had room to miss it." During the takeoff roll, the airplane "went to the right," and the right wing contacted the fallen tree. The airplane spun to the right and collided with a fence. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane, and that he "just got too close to the fallen tree."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2007 | Air Tractor AT-402 | Cary, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-24-250 | Madison, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 15 Aug 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2007 | Cessna 310 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |