- Date
- July 30, 1977
- Place
- Prairie Du Chn, WI · PRAIRIE DU CHN, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N86709Bellanca 14-13
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770730031609A
- Case key
- 145895
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2640 77/7/30 PRAIRIE DU CHN,WI BELLANCA 14-13 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 69, TIME - 0830 N86709 PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHLAND CENTER,MI UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PRIVATE CERTIFICATE WAS REVOKED,MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 57MG%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86709
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N86709Registration cancelled Oct 28, 2023 · Bellanca 14-13Airframe modelBellanca 14-13Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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