Bellanca 7ECA accident near San Jose, CA
On February 26, 1995, a Bellanca 7ECA (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Jose, CA. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 26, 1995
- Place
- San Jose, CA
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7ECA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.340°N, 121.881°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X02978
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 26, 1995, at 1110 hours Pacific standard time, a Bellanca 7ECA, N9198L, crashed shortly after taking off on runway 13R, at Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose, California. The pilot was conducting a local visual flight rules personal flight and was executing touch and go landings and takeoffs. The airplane, registered to and operated by a private individual, was destroyed by impact forces and the resulting postimpact fire. The certificated private pilot and his passenger sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Reid-Hillview Airport at 1034 hours; the flight landed at 1051 hours and then departed on the accident flight at 1100 hours. The registered owner/operator told National Transportation Safety Board investigators that the pilot called him the night before the accident and requested to rent the airplane. He said that he taught the pilot to fly in the accident airplane. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reid-Hillview Airport Traffic Control Tower recorded communications media revealed the pilot initially obtained a taxi clearance to runway 13L at 1034:15 hours. At 1039:27 hours, the pilot advised the local controller that he was "ready to go." The local controller cleared the flight for takeoff. At 1042:17 hours, the local controller cleared N9198L for the option (either land or execute a touch-and-go landing and takeoff). The pilot executed two touch-and-go landings and takeoffs. At 1049:37 hours, the local controller again cleared N9198L for the option. The pilot advised the local
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER CLIMB ATTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
