Bellanca 7ECA accident near Erie, Colorado, November 22, 1982
On November 22, 1982 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Bellanca 7ECA, registered N9611S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Erie, Colorado (Erie Tri County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 22, 1982 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Erie, Colorado · Erie Tri County
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7ECA · all 7ECAs on the register
- Registration
- N9611S · no longer on the register · serial 82
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 WITH THE WIND VARIABLE FROM 360 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 25 KNOTS. AS THE TAILWHEEL WAS LOWERED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE CORRECTED BACK TO THE LEFT AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK BARRELS BESIDE THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,170 hours in all; 14 in this make and model; 395 in the last 90 days; 2,620 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,920 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,650 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 48V Erie CO at 2:40 pm
- Destination: C Brighton CO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 33, 5,400 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 11,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 93°F (34°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9611S the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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