- Date
- August 30, 1985, 00:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Proctor, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4195YBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850830051039A
- Case key
- 6640
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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.
Analysis
The acft was artd msg and was the object of a search from 9-1-85 to 9-12-85. Acft found in remote area of mtns and dense woods by man on foot hunting ginseng on 9-16-85.ND witnesses found. Residents in area reported rain all day on 8-30-85 and it was heavy at times. There was an approx. level path of broken trees/limbs into mountainide at the site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4195Y
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 291-77
- Airframe hours
- 1,585
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-320E1B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nelson C. Harvey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 10, 1984 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- W48 · Baltimore, MD
- Destination
- I19 · Xenia, OH
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.