- Date
- November 23, 1980
- Place
- Grand Forks, ND · GRAND FORKS, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5047GBellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801123080039A
- Case key
- 127899
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3152 80/11/23 NR.GRAND FORKS,ND BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 350 TIME - 1145 N5047G PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND FORKS,ND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- CTL STICK HELD FWD BY AFT SEAT BACK.AFT SEAT BACK RESTRAINT BRKN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5047G
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.