- Date
- August 30, 1981
- Place
- Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7690EBellanca 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810830053419A
- Case key
- 124569
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1904 81/8/30 ANN ARBOR,MI BELLANCA 7FC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 130 TIME - 1930 N7690E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALEM,MI ANN ARBOR,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR FACTOR(S) WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 75 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7690E
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7690ERegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2005 · Champion 7FCAirframe modelChampion 7FCEngine modelContinental C90 series
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Other investigations on N7690E · 2
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NTSB CHI04CA160Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCarmi, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, his decision to continue the takeoff when the aircraft had left the runway surface, and his selection of unsuitable terrain for the continued takeoff. An additional cause was the…NTSB CHI66F0667Accident · No injuriesClosedChampaign, IL