- Date
- July 4, 1981
- Place
- Viking, MN · VIKING, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8992RBellanca 7GCB
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810704045679A
- Case key
- 124874
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1204 81/7/4 VIKING,MN BELLANCA 7GCB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 130 TIME - 1545 N8992R PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARSTAD FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VIKING,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AFT TKOF ACFT ACCLD CLOSE TO GD,CLBD RAPIDLY 2-300FT,LVLD OFF,ENG SPUTTERED,DSCD AS WINGS ROCKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8992R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harstad Farm
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8992R · 1
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