- Date
- July 24, 1988, 18:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Windsor, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N31253Bellanca 7GCAA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880724047509A
- Case key
- 11426
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on long final after a glider tow flight the eng lost power. A forced landing was made in an open field and when the plt applied brakes, the acft nosed over. Post accident exam of the acft revealed 1 gallon of fuel remained. The plt reported that he initiated the flt with 3 gallons of fuel on board. The acft operator stated it was standard procedure for the tow acft to takeoff with the minimum amount of fuel on board to complete the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31253
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25072
- Airframe hours
- 2,664
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Tidewater Soaring Society
- Registered owner
- Tidwater Soaring Society
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 9, 1987
- Departed
- 3VA8 · Windsor, VA
- Airport
- 3VA8 · Garner
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Commercial, Military
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,900 total · 170 in this make and model · 1,810 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORF, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.