- Date
- July 19, 1986, 14:08 local (19:08 UTC)
- Place
- Orange Beach, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N11703Bellanca 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860719034399A
- Case key
- 7150
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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Exhaust system,manifold/pipe - separationCause
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - sand bar
Terrain condition - wet
Analysis
During a banner towing flight along a Beach, the aircraft lost power and the pilot attempted a landing on the Beach of a small island. During landing roll the aircraft rolled into the water and flipped inverted. The operator of the aircraft reported that the exhaust pipe separated from the muffler resulting in a loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11703
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 318-72
- Airframe hours
- 1,000
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Island Aviation & Advert.Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1986
- Departed
- AL15 · Gulfshores, AL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 772 total · 321 in this make and model · 703 as pilot in command · 359 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °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.