Bellanca 7EAC N2872Z
24 August 1994 · Alexandria, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 August 1994 at about 22:15 local time, a Bellanca 7EAC registered N2872Z, operated by Alexandria Aero Partners, was involved in an accident near Alexandria, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were 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 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alexandria, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alexandria Municipal (AXN)
- Coordinates
- 45.8706, -95.3705
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7EAC
- Registration
- N2872Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alexandria Aero Partners
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI94LA297
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The second pilot's failure to remove carburetor heat during the takeoff phase resulting in a loss of power and inadvertent stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot, seated in the front, reported he was practicing touch and go landings, and immediately after takeoff noticed that the airplane did not have the normal amount of lift. He then realized the carburetor heat was still on, and immediately shut it off. While trying to gain altitude, the airplane stalled. The pilot-in-command, seated in the back, took control of the airplane and corrected the stall attitude, but was unable to obtain sufficient airspeed. The airplane impacted the ground and came to rest inverted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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