Bellanca 7ECA N88466

Summary

On 11 April 2000 at about 22:00 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N88466 was involved in an accident near Kennedyville, Maryland, 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.

Date

11 April 2000 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kennedyville, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Krastel Farms (1MD3)

Coordinates

39.3000, -75.9806

Aircraft

Bellanca 7ECA

Registration

N88466

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Annapolis → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC00LA075

Nobody was injured.

The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane while turning final.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot over flew the airport perpendicular to the runway, and then made a left turn to enter the traffic pattern. He turned base, and then final. During the turn to final, he increased the angle of bank to line the airplane up with the runway, and to remain clear powerlines running parallel to the runway. During the turn, the airplane started a 'slight buffet,' and full power was 'immediately applied.' The flight controls softened, and the pilot sensed an approaching stall so he neutralized the controls. The airplane impacted a plowed field about 100 feet short of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.