- Date
- April 24, 1982, 11:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- Maple Lake, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N53801Bellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820424014109A
- Case key
- 71567
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot lost directional control during landing in strong crosswind conditions with gusts to 22 knots. The aircraft departed the runway and collided with a parked aircraft. The pilot stated that he was not currently proficient in crosswind landing, should have gone elsewhere to land but had friends waiting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53801
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1119-75
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wings Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wings Inc.
- Departed
- Anoka, MN
- Destination
- Maple Lake, MN
- Airport
- Y33 · Maple Lake, runway 28, 2,700 × 60 ft, macadam
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 206 total · 43 in this make and model · 144 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 163 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MPS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.