- Date
- July 18, 1984, 18:00 local (Jul 19, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Longmont, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N57394Bellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840718033489A
- Case key
- 16435
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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
Shortly after lift off from a touch-and-go landing, the engine sputtered and lost power. A forced landing was performed in a field where the aircraft struck a dirt bank and nosed over. No reason was found for the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57394
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 83-73
- Airframe hours
- 1,815
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George R. Wiser
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 28, 1984 · 112 hours before
- Departed
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 1,180 total · 300 in this make and model · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.