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FAA incident report · Bellanca 7KCAB · Reidville, SC · June 6, 2020

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Date
June 6, 2020 · 17:30 local
Place
Reidville, SC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N53896
Reported as
Bellanca 7KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-320-E2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,071 total939 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N53896Registered now · Bellanca 7KCABS/N 572-76 · Built 1976Airframe modelBellanca 7KCABEngine modelLycoming IO-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.

The aircraft departed 69NC at approx. 4:55PM on June 6 2020. After flying for about 20 minutes the engine began to run rough. The pilot attempted a slight adjustment of the fuel mixture and turned on the emergency fuel pump. A few seconds later the engine stopped. The airman attempted to start the engine once more without success. A forced landing was made to an unimproved field where minor damge was sustained to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 69NC AT APPROX. 4:55PM ON JUNE 6 2020. AFTER FLYING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF THE FUEL MIXTURE AND TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY FUEL PUMP. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE ONCE MORE WITHOUT SUCCESS. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO AN UNIMPROVED FIELD WHERE MINOR DAMGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT.