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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7KCAB · Vernon, NJ · February 9, 2014

Date
February 9, 2014 · 15:12 local
Place
Vernon, NJ
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N103KW
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14CA118
Reported as
Bellanca 7KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
40 in this make and model15 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.

Pilot ran aircraft out of fuel. Pilot made an off airport landing in snow covered field. Aircraft flipped onto its back.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RAN AIRCRAFT OUT OF FUEL. PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN SNOW COVERED FIELD. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

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