- Date
- October 25, 1977
- Place
- Delta, UT · DELTA, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8811RBellanca 14-19
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771025036549A
- Case key
- 144556
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3537 77/10/25 DELTA,UT BELLANCA 14-19 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 423 TIME - 1000 N8811R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELTA MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELTA,UT THERMOPOLIS,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING CLAMP RETAINING RIVET FELL OUT. FLAPS USED WHEN A/S INITIALLY DROPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8811R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Delta Municipal
N8811RRegistered now · Bellanca 14-19-3Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-3Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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