Bellanca 7ECA N57430

Summary

On 3 July 2004 at about 16:30 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N57430 was involved in an accident near North Creek, New York, 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

3 July 2004 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

North Creek, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Bennetta Airport (0NY0)

Coordinates

43.7000, -73.9828

Aircraft

Bellanca 7ECA

Registration

N57430

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Johnstown → North Creek

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04CA155

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of experience in tail-wheeled airplanes.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the tail-wheeled airplane to the northwest, on a 3,000-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, turf runway. After touchdown, the airplane veered to the right, and it's right wingtip impacted a tree. The pilot reported that the winds were calm, and he did not experience any mechanical malfunctions. The pilot had accumulated about 122 hours of total flight experience, which included 11 hours in tail-wheel airplanes. He received an endorsement to operate tail-wheel airplanes 9 days prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.