Bellanca 7ECA N57679 accident near El Cajon, California, September 9, 2023
Bellanca 7ECA, registration N57679, operated by BLUE MAX AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near El Cajon, California on September 9, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR23LA341 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 5 minutes of the flight after departing the San Diego/Gillespie Fld area (KSEE), reaching a maximum of 1,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:57 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from San Diego/Gillespie Fld (KSEE).
The nearest weather report, from KSEE (1 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bellanca 7ECA registered in United States (Mode S A76822).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- September 9, 2023
- Location
- El Cajon, California
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Registration
- N57679
- Operator
- BLUE MAX AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA341 (Completed)
- Departure area
- San Diego/Gillespie Fld (KSEE)
- Nearest airport
- San Diego/Gillespie Fld (KSEE)
- Recorded flight
- 5 min, max 1,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:57 UTC, on the ground
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA341; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.