- Date
- June 6, 1982, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Philip, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N86993Bellanca 8GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820606020899A
- Case key
- 72207
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot flew to an open field where he landed to work on a truck. While he was working on the truck, the wind increased to the point that he was afraid to leave the aircraft on the ground. When he got in the plane, the wind prevented him from turning and taxiing to a proper takeoff position. He said he attempted to takeoff from a dirt road, going from east to west. He estimated that the winds were from the southwest at 45 KTS. The pilot said that during the takeoff, the wind caught the plane, and subsequently, it ground looped. The left gear failed and there was some damage to the airframe and fabric.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86993
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5574
- Airframe hours
- 1,020
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C2E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald L. Ferguson
- Registered owner
- Donald L. Ferguson
- Departed
- Philip, SD
- Destination
- Philip, SD
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,840 total · 1,020 in this make and model · 2,840 as pilot in command · 184 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 45 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 133 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RAP, 59 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.