- Date
- February 22, 1982, 09:31 local (15:31 UTC)
- Place
- Selfridge, ND
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8869RBellanca 14-19-3A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820222013749A
- Case key
- 72594
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On the previous day the plt received a wx briefing for the flt. He was advised the wx would be marginal VFR in the bismarck area in the morning due to low ceilings & snow. There is no record that the plt received an updated wx briefingprior to departure. The plt departed bismarck at approximately 0902 with a special VFR clearance. The wreckage was located 55 mi ssw of bismarck. The above wx was the bismarck 0951 observation. The destination wx at 1008 was thin obscuration, 200 ft broken with visibility 1/4 mi in fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8869R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19-3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4231
- Airframe hours
- 1,270
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-F, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- The Rusty Nail
- Registered owner
- Jack Bryan Mundell
- Departed
- BIS · Bismarck, ND
- Destination
- RAP · Rapid City, 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 1,145 total · 151 in this make and model · 1,145 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.