- Date
- June 2, 1984, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tunica, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4211YBellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840602051519A
- Case key
- 6471
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Analysis
The non-rated plt stated that during a local flt, he flew over a water well drilling operation to survey the area. He reported that he circled at 500 ft 'indicate'. After surveying the area, he initiated a climb, but the eng lost power. Shortly after that, the acft stalled & entered a spin. The plt was able to stop the spin & level the wings; however, the acft impacted the ground. The passenger & 2 ground witnesses provide info that generally agreed with the plt's account of the occurrence. However, 1 ground witness estimated that the acft had descended to about 50 ft AGL & the eng lost power after the plane had climbed to aprx 100 ft AGL. The elevation was about 190 ft. no preimpact failure was found, except the wire in the mixture control cable had been cracked about 3/4 of the way thru. At memphis, TN, the 1551 CDT temp & dew point were 86 & 55 deg. According to icing probability charts, carb icing could have occurred at or below rated power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4211Y
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 967-77
- Airframe hours
- 1,091
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hester Drilling Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 21, 1984 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- 31M · Tunica, MS
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 75 total · 75 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM
FAA reports on this event · 1
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