CHI77FEK02

NTSB accident investigation · Bel-Spezio BEL · Rockbridge, OH · October 10, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 10, 1976
Place
Rockbridge, OH · ROCKBRIDGE, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3554Bel-Spezio BEL
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761010033869A
Case key
155907

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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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3-3356  76/10/10   ROCKBRIDGE,OH       BEL-SPEZIO BEL      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 900
        TIME - 1638                    N3554               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCARTHUR,OH                 DELAWARE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW. COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES.

Aircraft

Registration
N3554
Reported as
Bel-Spezio BEL
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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