- Date
- September 14, 1977
- Place
- Kasitna Bay, AK · KASITNA BAY, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N62967Bellanca 7ACA
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770914029939A
- Case key
- 145169
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2911 77/9/14 KASITNA BAY,AK. BELLANCA 7ACA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 230 TIME - 1010 N62967 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KASITNA BAY,AK. HOMER,AK. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - WIND SHEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 54 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- BEACH LANDING AREA SURROUNDED BY TALL TREES AND MOUNTAINS.WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62967
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ACA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N62967Registration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Bellanca 7GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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