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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bellanca 8GCBC · Dallas, TX · February 11, 2017

Date: February 11, 2017 · 08:52 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Dallas Executive
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5063W
Reported as: Bellanca 8GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 816 total643 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N5063WRegistered now · Bellanca 8GCBCS/N 331-80 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBellanca 8GCBC Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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On February 11, 2017 at 0852 CST, a Bellanca 8GCBC, N5063W, s/n 331-80, , lost power shortly after take off from Dallas Executive Airport (krbd) while changing power settings for cruise. The pilot made an emergency landing in a city owned park with an address of 1700 wagon wheel trail. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed (VMC) and there was no flight plan filed. The aircraft had no damage and there were no injuries. The pilot holds a commercial, instrument, multi-engine rating. The flight originated at Dallas Executive Airport (krbd) with a destination of paris Texas (kprx) for banner towing on February 11, 2017 at 0845 CST.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 11, 2017 AT 0852 CST, A BELLANCA 8GCBC, N5063W, S/N 331-80, , LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KRBD) WHILE CHANGING POWER SETTINGS FOR CRUISE. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CITY OWNED PARK WITH AN ADDRESS OF 1700 WAGON WHEEL TRAIL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED (VMC) AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL, INSTRUMENT, MULTI-ENGINE RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KRBD) WITH A DESTINATION OF PARIS TEXAS (KPRX) FOR BANNER TOWING ON FEBRUARY 11, 2017 AT 0845 CST.