What happened
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(-23)On may 23, 2008, at 16:30 CDT, Bellanca BL-14-19-3, N7640E, shortly after takeoff, at an altitude of approximately 200' AGL, lost all engine power and struck the remaining runway, sliding to a halt in a distance of 278' from point of impact. The impact caused failure of the landing gear and its associated wing structure, cracking open and bulging both wing upper surfaces upward. The nose gear and right main gear collapsed. The private pilot and four passengers were not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated under part 91, private transportation by the owner/pilot when the accident occurred. The flight originated at the North Little Rock Municipal Airport (ork), north Little Rock, Arkansas, at 16:30 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON MAY 23, 2008, AT 16:30 CDT, BELLANCA BL-14-19-3, N7640E, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL, LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND STRUCK THE REMAINING RUNWAY, SLIDING TO A HALT IN A DISTANCE OF 278' FROM POINT OF IMPACT. THE IMPACT CAUSED FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR AND ITS ASSOCIATED WING STRUCTURE, CRACKING OPEN AND BULGING BOTH WING UPPER SURFACES UPWARD. THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91, PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION BY THE OWNER/PILOT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ORK), NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AT 16:30 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.