- Date
- August 6, 1983, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mccarthy, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5052EBellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830806039089A
- Case key
- 4047
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft was observed by another pilot to fly into a box canyon. The witness stated that the acft then atmptd what looked like a chandelle to reverse direction but stalled and came to rest on the side of the canyon wall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5052E
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1316-79
- Airframe hours
- 140
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-K2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ft. Richarson Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Marvin I. Staudinger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 20, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- GKN · Glennallen, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MXY · Mccarthy
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 71 total · 52 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 28.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GKN, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.