N4178Y

Bellanca 7ECA

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Paraguay on May 11, 1964.

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

  • August 3, 1997Accident

    an inadequate weld repair, which resulted in insufficient structural strength of the left main gear.

    Champion 7ECA

    an inadequate weld repair, which resulted in insufficient structural strength of the left main gear. Full accident record

  • October 2, 1986Accident

    THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE RWY. THE STUDENT PLT INDICATED THAT ON HIS FIRST APCH HIS ALTITUDE WAS TOO HIGH AND HE WAS ALIGNED TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND MADE A SECOND ATTEMPT. DURING THE FLARE ON HIS SECOND APCH THE ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT RIGHT. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL.

    Bellanca 7ECA