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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Bellanca 7GCAA · Bedford, IN · July 8, 2012

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Date
July 8, 2012 · 13:03 local
Place
Bedford, IN
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8733V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA424
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCAA
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,120 total657 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N8733VRegistered now · Bellanca 7GCAAS/N 316-75Airframe modelBellanca 7GCAAEngine 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 8, 2012 at 1303 EST, aircraft N8733V (a Bellanca model 7GCAA serial number 316-75 privacy data omitted) on a personal flight to salem municipal airport in salem, Indiana (I83) crashed in a field approximately 1 mile from the approach end of runway 06 at virgil I. Grissom municipal airport in Bedford, Indiana (bfr) after the engine stopped due to fuel depletion. The aircraft had touched down briefly in the field and then rose back up sharply, but due to lack of airspeed the aircraft entered a stall and subsequently impacted level terrain with the nose and left wing leading edge, coming to rest upright. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. The passenger seated in the forward seat received serious leg injuries and the certificated pilot seated in the rear seat received minor leg injuries. The flight originated (time unknown) from logan county airport in lincoln, Illinois (aaa). VFR meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the VFR flight.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 8, 2012 AT 1303 EST, AIRCRAFT N8733V (A BELLANCA MODEL 7GCAA SERIAL NUMBER 316-75 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT TO SALEM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN SALEM, INDIANA (I83) CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 06 AT VIRGIL I. GRISSOM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN BEDFORD, INDIANA (BFR) AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY IN THE FIELD AND THEN ROSE BACK UP SHARPLY, BUT DUE TO LACK OF AIRSPEED THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN WITH THE NOSE AND LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, COMING TO REST UPRIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FORWARD SEAT RECEIVED SERIOUS LEG INJURIES AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT RECEIVED MINOR LEG INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED (TIME UNKNOWN) FROM LOGAN COUNTY AIRPORT IN LINCOLN, ILLINOIS (AAA). VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE VFR FLIGHT.

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 CEN12LA424Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBedford, INThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to return home.Jul 8, 2012 · Substantial damage