- Date
- July 11, 1980
- Place
- Duluth, MN · DULUTH, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2612ZBellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800711024979A
- Case key
- 129849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1078 80/7/11 DULUTH,MN BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2020 N2612Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 43, 2959 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 98 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DULUTH INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DULUTH,MN ELY,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED REMARKS- REAR SEATBELT SECURED AROUND CONTROL STICK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2612Z
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duluth Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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