CHI77FA062

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7ACA · Oshkosh, WI · August 1, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 1, 1977
Place
Oshkosh, WI · OSHKOSH, WI
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N12204Bellanca 7ACAN48342Bushbey Mustng
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145562

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4010   77/8/1    OSHKOSH,WI          BUSHBEY MUSTNG      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 744
        TIME - 1523                    N48342              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WITTMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,WI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- FLY-BY PATTERN.DPTR RTE SAME AS FLY-BY PATTERN. N48342 WAS A LOW WING AIRCRAFT.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4010   77/8/1    OSHKOSH,WI          BELLANCA 7ACA       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 305
        TIME - 1523                    N12204              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WITTMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,WI                  FRANKSVILLE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  180                         HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- EAA ESTABLISHED DEPART RTE SAME AS FLY-BY PATRN.N12204 WAS A HIGH WING AIRCRAFT.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N12204
Reported as
Bellanca 7ACA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wittman Field

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.

Registration
N48342
Reported as
Bushbey Mustng
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wittman Field

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.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.