- Date
- April 6, 1986, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1042EBellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860406009749A
- Case key
- 4649
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - not understoodCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Judgment - poorCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The pilot stated that during the takeoff on a public road the aircraft struck the road side with the right wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1042E
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 120777
- Airframe hours
- 1,597
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Doug Maines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1985 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- Fairbanks, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 129 total · 11 in this make and model · 63 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 5 °F, dew point 10 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1042E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.