- Date
- January 20, 1979
- Place
- Thompson, UT · THOMPSON, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N53787Bellanca 8GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790120001159A
- Case key
- 137907
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0316 79/1/20 NR.THOMPSON,UT BELLANCA 8GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 515 TIME - 1115 N53787 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESCENT JUNCTION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOAB,UT THOMPSON,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53787
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crescent Junction
N53787Registered now · Bellanca 8GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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