# NTSB Accident CHI00FA165
> **Bellanca 7ECA** · 2000-06-18 · Westfield, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00FA165
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21165
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-18
- **Location:** Westfield, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.040874, -86.130592
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 7ECA
- **Registration:** N1195E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decison to maneuver back to the departure airport following the loss of engine power on initial climb, the pilot's loss of aircraft control and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane.  Contributing factors to the accident were the obstructed induction air ducting, the weather condition that was conducive for carburetor icing, the low altitude maneuver attempted by the pilot, the encountered stall/spin and the tree.

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