20091224053439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7GCBC · St. Petersburg, FL · December 24, 2009

Date
December 24, 2009 · 13:01 local
Place
St. Petersburg, FL
Airport
N/A
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HTBJ
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8634V
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10LA101
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,799 total3 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Aircraft N8634V experienced loss of engine power while conducting banner tow operations for tom hurly biplane rides, certificate number (HTBJ1356. The pilot in command was unable to maintain altitude and landed offairport in a golf course.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N8634V EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE CONDUCTING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS FOR TOM HURLY BIPLANE RIDES, CERTIFICATE NUMBER (HTBJ1356. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND LANDED OFFAIRPORT IN A GOLF COURSE.

NTSB investigation

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