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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 8KCAB · Greeley, CO · July 16, 2011

Date: July 16, 2011 · 11:41 local
Place: Greeley, CO
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N731JD
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11CA485
Reported as: Bellanca 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,285 total7 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N731JDRegistered now · Bellanca 8KCABS/N 340-77 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBellanca 8KCAB Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 16, 2011, a decathalon, N731JD, departed the runway to the left and came to rest in a drainage ditch during landing at the Greeley-weld county airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The only occupant of the aircraft received minor injuries. VMC weather conditions exisited at the time.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 16, 2011, A DECATHALON, N731JD, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH DURING LANDING AT THE GREELEY-WELD COUNTY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISITED AT THE TIME.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN11CA485Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGreeley, COThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion.Jul 16, 2011 · Substantial damage