- Date
- June 25, 1984, 20:15 local (Jun 26, 1984, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Dillon, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N88399Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840625034459A
- Case key
- 16413
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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 plt reported that a nature movie was being made & he was making a short field landing for a film sequence. On the 3rd apch, he made a shorter base leg than normal, then on final apch, the acft stalled & 'slid in'. The left maincollapsed and the left wing was damaged when the acft contacted the ground. The density alt was about 6200 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88399
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 777-75
- Airframe hours
- 850
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- A & M Partnership
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 16, 1983
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- DLN · Dillon, runway 34, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,462 total · 70 in this make and model · 3,462 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N88399 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.