- Date
- August 21, 1986, 13:42 local (17:42 UTC)
- Place
- West Green, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6655VBellanca 17-30
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860821040959A
- Case key
- 6959
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt took off at 1259 EDT, & at 1318, he reported level at 10,000'. There was no further comm with the acft. At about 1342, radar contact was lost. Subsequently, the acft wreckage was fnd scattered over a 425 yd area, along a sw azmith, aprx 1/2 mi from where radar contact was lost. The eng, empennage & l wing were sepd from the main wreckage which contained the fuselage & rgt wing. The l wing was fnd about 425' NE of the fuselage & the horizontal stabilizers were fnd near the l wing with evidence of downward failure. Personnel in the area rprtd a severe thunderstorm (tstm) at about the time of the acdnt. Radar data indicated the presence of a lvl 4 or stronger tstm in the vicinity. A SIGMET had been issued at 1255 & warned of tstms with tops above 45,000'. The plt did not update his wx info while en route.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6655V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30011
- Airframe hours
- 1,619
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 253 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Renewed Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 5, 1986 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- SSI · Brunswick, GA
- Destination
- 4A7 · Hampton, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 410 total · 104 in this make and model · 366 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.