19990808010969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCAA · Titonka, IA · August 8, 1999

Date: August 8, 1999 · 13:15 local
Place: Titonka, IA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5033G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99FA284
Reported as: Bbavia 7GCAA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N5033GRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2011 · Bellanca 7GCAAS/N 368-78 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBellanca 7GCAA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made a low pass in the acft near the family FAR, and the horizontal stabillizer struck a tree, the acft crashed into a corn field and sustained substantial damage, the pilot/sole occupant suffered a fatal injuries, other circumstances ae unknown. (-23)the pilot was making a low pass over a relatives farm (approx. 25 feet AGL) when he hit the top of a tree. Upon impact with the tree, the right horizantal stabilizer separated from the a/c, the a/c crashed in a cornfield approx. one hundred fifty yards from the point where it impacted the tree. The a/c was demolished and the pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE A LOW PASS IN THE ACFT NEAR THE FAMILY FAR, AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILLIZER STRUCK A TREE, THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED A FATAL INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES AE UNKNOWN. (-23)THE PILOT WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A RELATIVES FARM (APPROX. 25 FEET AGL) WHEN HE HIT THE TOP OF A TREE. UPON IMPACT WITH THE TREE, THE RIGHT HORIZANTAL STABILIZER SEPARATED FROM THE A/C, THE A/C CRASHED IN A CORNFIELD APPROX. ONE HUNDRED FIFTY YARDS FROM THE POINT WHERE IT IMPACTED THE TREE. THE A/C WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI99FA284Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTitonka, IAThe low altitude maneuver attempted and altitude/clearance not being maintained by the pilot, which resulted in an impact with a pine tree. A factor to the accident was the pine tree.Aug 8, 1999 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5033G · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19930701021469ITouch And Go Landing · Reno, NVLeft landing grabbed on touch and go. Ground looped. C clamp and tension bolt had sheared. Gear departed aircraft.Jul 1, 1993