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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7GCBC · Midlothian, TX · July 30, 2010

Date: July 30, 2010 · 19:55 local
Place: Midlothian, TX
Airport: Mid-Way Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5027G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10FA448
Reported as: Bellanca 7GCBC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total500 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N5027GRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Bellanca 7GCBCS/N 1174-79 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBellanca 7GCBC 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.

On July 30, 2010, at 1955 central daylight time (CDT), a Bellanca, 7GCBC registration N5027G, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Mid-Way Regional Airport (kjwy) located in Midlothian Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An instructor pilot and his student were killed. The flight originated from kjwy. The aircraft owner stated that the intent of the flight was pilot training and a night cross-country.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 30, 2010, AT 1955 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A BELLANCA, 7GCBC REGISTRATION N5027G, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR MID-WAY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KJWY) LOCATED IN MIDLOTHIAN TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND HIS STUDENT WERE KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KJWY. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER STATED THAT THE INTENT OF THE FLIGHT WAS PILOT TRAINING AND A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY.

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 CEN10FA448Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMidlothian, TXThe flight instructor’s incapacitation due to preexisting but unrecognized coronary disease, and the student pilot’s distraction and inability to recover the airplane from a stall/spin at low altitude.Jul 31, 2010 · Substantial damage