NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI93LA223
Registry · N11854
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BELLANCA 7ECA
Year of manufacture
1972 · 21 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19720120
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A04D0F
Registrant of record
WILDENBERG CRAIG E
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Factual narrative
WHILE TAXIING WITH THE WIND, THE PILOT 'EXPERIENCED RAPID ACCELERATION AND REDUCED POWER TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. THE WIND SHIFTED TO OUT OF NORTHWEST, LIFTING THE LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN GEAR.' THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN ONTO THE GRASS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT INSTANTLY WEATHERVANED. THE PILOT SAID WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S 'MOMENTUM STILL IN THE 10 DEGREE HEADING, THE AIRCRAFT HOPPED SIDEWAYS ON ITS GEAR, DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1993_CHI93LA223.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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