- Date
- July 12, 1981
- Place
- Moline, IL · MOLINE, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8552Bellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810712039959A
- Case key
- 124875
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1238 81/7/12 NR.MOLINE,IL BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 217 TIME - 1415 N8552 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUADCITY SEAPLANE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOLINE,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 25000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 95 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 210 13 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WITNESS OBSVD ACFT REMAIN ABOUT 10FT ABOVE RIVER AFT TKOF,BANK R & STALL.D/A APPROX 3000FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8552
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Quadcity Seaplane
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8552 · 1
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