- Date
- December 19, 1978
- Place
- Meredosia, IL · MEREDOSIA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N53815Bellanca 7G
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137976
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4184 78/12/19 MEREDOSIA,IL BELLANCA 7G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6450 TIME - 1100 N53815 PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALEM,IL SALEM,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WINDOW OPENED INFLIGHT DUE TO DEFECTIVE LATCH ASSY.SEAT CUSHION JAMMED ELEVATOR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53815
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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