- Date
- November 8, 1977
- Place
- Lander, WY · LANDER, WY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1285RBellanca 17-31
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771108036049A
- Case key
- 144561
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3542 77/11/8 NR.LANDER,WY BELLANCA 17-31 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 604 TIME - 2105 N1285R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIVERTON,WY LANDER,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- NEW RWY USED FOR DAYLIGHT OPNS ONLY, LIGHTS NOT OPERATIONAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1285R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hunt Field
N1285RRegistered now · Bellanca 17-31ATCAirframe modelBellanca 17-31ATCEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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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.