- Date
- December 26, 1976
- Place
- Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N86942Bellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761226042479A
- Case key
- 149714
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4096 76/12/26 NR.CLOVIS,NM BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 761 TIME - 1630 N86942 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLOVIS,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT REMARKS- PILOT HAD MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.HAD GROUNDLOOP ACCT PREVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF DISEASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86942
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.