# NTSB Accident SEA96LA215
> **Bellanca 7ECA** · 1996-09-14 · ARLINGTON, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA215
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06814
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-14
- **Location:** ARLINGTON, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.180011, -121.669326
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 7ECA
- **Registration:** N8809
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate visual lookout by the pilot of the Piper J3, and failure of the flight instructor in the Bellance to ensure that clearance was maintained from the other moving aircraft.  Factors relating to the accident were: the inherent visual restrictions encountered by pilots of tailwheel equipped aircraft, and the proximity of the other aircraft that was moving on the ground.

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