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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7GCBC · Itta Bena, MS · August 16, 2014

Date: August 16, 2014 · 18:53 local
Place: Itta Bena, MS
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N36236
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA392
Reported as: Bellanca 7GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,750 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N36236Registration cancelled Mar 31, 2017 · Bellanca 7GCBCS/N 549-73 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBellanca 7GCBC Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Insructional flight. Practicing forced landing procedures. First attempt, the student did'nt do well. Second attempt at a different location, student did better but not well. Third attempt was near a private owned grass airstrip. On a left downwind pattern, the student was still at 1300 feet AGL, still decending. Near the end of the airstrip, the instructor added power to go around. The engine sputtered and did not power up. The instructor took the control and turned toward the strip. The aircraft crashed in the corn field next to the airstrip.

As the FAA filed it

INSRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. PRACTICING FORCED LANDING PROCEDURES. FIRST ATTEMPT, THE STUDENT DID'NT DO WELL. SECOND ATTEMPT AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION, STUDENT DID BETTER BUT NOT WELL. THIRD ATTEMPT WAS NEAR A PRIVATE OWNED GRASS AIRSTRIP. ON A LEFT DOWNWIND PATTERN, THE STUDENT WAS STILL AT 1300 FEET AGL, STILL DECENDING. NEAR THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DID NOT POWER UP. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROL AND TURNED TOWARD THE STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE CORN FIELD NEXT TO THE AIRSTRIP.

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 ERA14LA392Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportItta Bena, MSA total loss of engine power during maneuvering due to an obstruction from air intake filter material being ingested into the carburetor, which resulted in a forced landing.Aug 16, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N36236 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19940517011199AScud Running · Lewisburg, WVEncountered fog landed lwb. Cleared. Departed again. Fog. Turned back into fog. Hit trees. Stopped engine running.May 17, 1994 · Substantial damage