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NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 7ECA · Littleton, CO · March 13, 1980

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 13, 1980
Place
Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N88453Bellanca 7ECA
Status
Completed · report July 9, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800313006199A
Case key
131866

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0401  80/3/13    LITTLETON,CO        BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 179
        TIME - 1230                    N88453              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLETON,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N88453
Reported as
Bellanca 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Littleton

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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