Bellanca 7ECA N88408
10 November 2002 · Livermore, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 November 2002 at about 16:38 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N88408, operated by Attitude Aviation, was involved in an accident near Livermore, California, 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 16:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Livermore, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Livermore Municipal (LVK)
- Coordinates
- 37.6922, -121.6839
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Registration
- N88408
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Attitude Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Livermore → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX03LA035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a touch-and-go landing on runway 25R, the airplane bounced and started to veer left into the wind, so the pilot decided to execute a go-around. However, the airplane's left wing hit the ground. After the airplane departed the runway and crossed two taxiways, the pilot closed the throttle and landed the airplane in the ramp area. As he landed, he applied left brake to avoid hitting a corporate jet in his path, and the right wing tip impacted the ground. The reported winds were from 200 degrees at 13 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2002 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2002 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Akiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2002 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Milton, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2002 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Melstone, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2002 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Helena, Montana, United States | Cornelia Ballou | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 2002 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2002 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Firebaugh, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 5 May 2002 | Sierra RAF 2000 GTX-SE | Lompoc, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2002 | Trenti RV-4 | Jacumba, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Feb 2002 | Thunder and Colt COLT 120 A | Moreno Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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