Amateur-built CUBBY SPORT TRAINER and Bellanca 7ECA accident near Elkton, Maryland, June 2, 2001
On June 2, 2001 at about 9:35 pm local time, 2 aircraft, amateur-built CUBBY SPORT TRAINER (N9685A) and Bellanca 7ECA (N5035G), were involved in the same accident near Elkton, Maryland (Cecil County/Raintree airport). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The Cubby pilot's inadequate visual lookout for the Bellanca on the runway, prior to landing.
The Cubby pilot's inadequate visual lookout for the Bellanca on the runway, prior to landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 2, 2001 · about 9:35 pm local time
- Place
- Elkton, Maryland · Cecil County/Raintree · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Amateur-built CUBBY SPORT TRAINER
- Registration
- N9685A · registry record · serial 360
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft 2
- Bellanca 7ECA · all 7ECAs on the register
- Registration
- N5035G · registry record · serial 1284-79
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative for the amateur-built CUBBY SPORT TRAINER final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilots in the Bellanca had been practicing take-offs and landings on runway 13, and were completing a landing roll-out to a full stop when the flight instructor noticed a Cubby on short final. He pulled the airplane over to the far right side of the runway and stopped. The non-radio-equipped Cubby landed in calm wind conditions on runway 31, and the pilot noticed the Bellanca on the runway off to his left during the landing roll-out. The Cubby pilot was unable to stop in time and the two airplanes' left wingtips collided. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no mechanical deficiencies were reported by either pilot. Runway 13/31 was 2,635 feet long, and 80 feet wide with displaced thresholds at each end.
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 NTSB's narrative for the Bellanca 7ECA final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilots in the Bellanca had been practicing take-offs and landings on runway 13, and were completing a landing roll-out to a full stop when the flight instructor noticed a Cubby on short final. He pulled the airplane over to the far right side of the runway and stopped. The non-radio-equipped Cubby landed in calm wind conditions on runway 31, and noticed the Bellanca on the runway off to his left during the landing roll-out. The Cubby pilot was unable to stop his airplane in time and the two airplanes' left wingtips collided. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no mechanical deficiencies were reported by either pilot. Runway 13/31 was 2,635 feet long, and 80 feet wide with displaced thresholds at each end.
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 for the amateur-built CUBBY SPORT TRAINER from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 346 hours in all; 81 in this make and model; 11 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 346 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: August 6, 2000
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,827.7 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 14, 2000; 12.8 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,400 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-85-8F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 58M Elkton MD at 9:10 pm
- Destination: 58M Elkton MD
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 3,000 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 0 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,400 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.65 inHg
- Observation at 9:51 pm from ILG, 14 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
The factual record for the Bellanca 7ECA from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 18,000 hours in all; 340 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 17,800 as pilot in command; 4,000 on instruments
- Last flight review: April 20, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
Dual student
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 155 hours in all; 4 in this make and model; 3 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 98 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: November 1, 1999
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,314.8 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 7, 2001; 7.4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,650 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235C2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 58M Elkton MD at 8:50 pm
- Destination: 58M Elkton MD
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 3,000 ft by 80 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number IAD01LA062.