- Date
- February 16, 1985, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pontotoc, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2512FBellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850216005889A
- Case key
- 6746
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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 pilot ran off the end of the 1500 ft wet & soggy sod rwy during takeoff ground run. The plt stated that he did not realize that he was not going to liftoff , until the acft was too FAR down the rwy to stop on the remaining rwy surface.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2512F
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 120
- Airframe hours
- 702
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Henry M. Inmon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 8, 1984
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 290 total · 14 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.